Jack Schickler

Jack Schickler was a CoinDesk reporter focused on crypto regulations, based in Brussels, Belgium. He previously wrote about financial regulation for news site MLex, before which he was a speechwriter and policy analyst at the European Commission and the U.K. Treasury. He doesn’t own any crypto.

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Circle Intervenes in Binance’s SEC Case, Argues Stablecoins Aren't Securities

Stablecoin buyers don't expect a profit so it's not an investment contract, argues the USDC issuer, supported by former commodities regulator Heath Tarbert.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Keisuke Tada)

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Europe’s Crypto Industry Wants Staking Clarity as Regulations Loom

The EU and UK may both be contemplating new rules to cover crypto staking — as regulatory action in Switzerland and Singapore offers a cautionary tale.

Tom Duff Gordon, Vice President International Policy at Coinbase.

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EU Seeks More Data on Crypto’s ‘Significant’ Environmental Harm

The bloc’s executive arm is spending $842K on a study as it mulls what to do about energy-hungry proof-of-work technology

The EU is worried about crypto's energy use (Steve Buissinne / Pixabay)

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CZ Denies He Owns CommEX, Binance Russia's New Owner

Binance’s CEO sought to quell speculation about the mysterious, day-old, crypto company found as part of a hasty Russian exit

Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, CEO de Binance, en el evento Consensus Singapore 2018. (CoinDesk)

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Market Maker KeyRock Secures Swiss Anti-Money Laundering Clearance

The Brussels-based crypto firm joins the likes of BitGo in being approved by standards body VQF.

KeyRock has secured anti-money laundering recognition in Switzerland (hagu81/Pixabay)

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Sam Bankman-Fried Refiles for Temporary Release Ahead of Trial

The FTX founder's requests to be released from jail started in August, when his release on bond was revoked.

SBF Trial Feature image

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Digital Euro at Least 2 Years Away, ECB’s Lagarde Says

The European Central Bank chief said she wanted to address “conspiracy theories” about CBDCs and government snooping.

ESRB Chair Christine Lagarde (ECB/Flickr)

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CFTC Denies Kalshi’s Plan to Let Users Bet on Control of U.S. Congress

U.S. federal regulators said the plans weren't in the "public interest," after a court squabble involving rival service PredictIt

CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Binance Warns of Multiple Stablecoin Delistings as Lawyers Puzzle Over EU's MiCA

The EU’s landmark Markets in Crypto Assets law, MiCA, takes effect next year, but it’s not clear how it will apply to foreign or decentralized issuers

The EU agency warned about crypto (Ralph/Pixabay)

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CZ Denies Binance.US Used Ceffu or Binance Custody in Apparent Contradiction

Binance.US previously told a DC court it used custody software offered by Binance’s international arm that was later rebranded Ceffu.

CEO of Binance Changpeng Zhao at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)