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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EU Project to Fight Fakes Succeeds by Being Open, Founder Says

A publicly backed blockchain project to stop counterfeit goods from entering the European Union is trying to avoid mistakes of the past, its founder told CoinDesk.

The EU thinks blockchain could help customs officers spot fake goods (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

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La Unión Europea finaliza el reglamento de la normativa cripto bajo la ley MiCA

Un borrador del texto que se filtró muestra que las normas podrían aplicarse a stablecoins algorítmicas y NFTs fraccionados, según revisiones hechas por CoinDesk.

 EU flag (Unsplash)

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Hodlonaut’s Tweets a ‘Reckless Campaign’ Against Craig Wright, Lawyers Say, as Satoshi Trial Reaches Conclusion

Accusing the self-proclaimed Bitcoin founder of being a mentally ill scammer shouldn’t be allowed in a democracy, Wright’s lawyers said on the final day of an Oslo trial.

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EU Finalizes Legal Text for Landmark Crypto Regulations Under MiCA

A leaked draft of the text, reviewed by CoinDesk, shows the rules could apply to algorithmic stablecoins and fractionalized NFTs.

The EU flag (Håkan Dahlström/Getty Images)

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Craig Wright’s Satoshi Proofs ‘Not Credible’ and a ‘Farce,’ Hodlonaut Lawyers Say

Closing statements on behalf of the Twitter user targeted by Wright suggests the case could hinge on vagaries of Norwegian defamation law as much as the identity of Bitcoin’s founder.

Claims over the true identity of bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto are being heard in Oslo's District Court. (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

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Craig Wright Could Have ‘Bamboozled’ Andresen During Private ‘Satoshi’ Signing Session: Trial Witnesses Explain

Expert witnesses on behalf of Hodlonaut say Wright could have used any number of tricks to fool Bitcoin developer Gavin Andresen into believing he was Satoshi.

(Victoria Basel/ EyeEm/Getty)

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Digital Euro Must Be Green, Private and Possibly Capped, National Officials Say

A leaked paper written by France, Germany and Italy, seen by CoinDesk, seeks to guide the European Central Bank’s plans for the digital currency

(Maarten Wouters/Getty Images)

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Google’s $4B Fine May Threaten Web3 Protocols, Legal Expert Says

A court judgment ostensibly about anti-competitive restrictions by a Web2 giant may also send a warning to open-source developers, CoinDesk was told

The EU's General Court ruled against Google on Wednesday. (Spyros Arsenis/EyeEm/Getty Images)

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Electrum Bitcoin Wallet Scam Suspect Is Arrested by Dutch Police

The 39-year-old is suspected of laundering tens of millions of euros obtained from malicious software using decentralized exchange Bisq and privacy coin monero, police say.

(George Pachantouris/Getty Images)

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New French Bill Could Give Authorities Powers to Seize Crypto Assets

The country joins the U.K. in seeking to ensure authorities can get their hands on crypto linked to criminal activities.

The French Senate is set to review new crypto-seizure plans. (Peerasit Chockmaneenuch/Getty Images)