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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NFT, Private Wallet Fates Hang on EU Crypto Talks This Week

Officials could this week finalize controversial privacy and licensing rules for the sector – once they decide how to treat NFTs and unhosted wallets.

The European Parliament is set to make key decisions on crypto privacy and NFTs this week. (Laura Zulian Photography/Getty Images)

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Stablecoins Could Still Dominate Post-Terra, S&P Says

Not all stablecoins are alike, analysts note, but regulations may be needed to precipitate audits and investor fairness.

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Brussels’ Fledgling Crypto Industry Flexes Its Muscles

The city that hosts the EU also wants to influence it, with key decisions upcoming on the regulation of NFTs and DeFi.

Participants at Brussels Blockchain Week included, left to right, Laurent Godts, Deloitte; Florian Ernotte; Christophe de Beukelaer; Marc Toledo, Bit4You (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

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Catar está en la “etapa inicial” de una CBDC, dice gobernador del banco central

El dirigente de la autoridad monetaria elogió la "innovación" de los criptoactivos.

Ciudad de Lusail, Doha, en Qatar. (Matthew Ashton/AMA/Getty Images)

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BoE's Cunliffe Cautions Against 2008 Repeat With FTX's Derivatives Rule Change Proposal

The Bank of England official is skeptical whether decentralized finance will ever be a thing.

Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO de FTX. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Qatar at 'Foundation Stage' of CBDC Exploration, Central Bank Governor Says

The Gulf state central banker praised the "innovation" of crypto assets.

Ciudad de Lusail, Doha, en Qatar. (Matthew Ashton/AMA/Getty Images)

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Luna Only Makes Bermuda Love Stablecoins More

Digital assets are the future, Bermuda Premier David Burt said during the Consensus 2022 conference. He’s not worried about his country being shut out by jurisdictions like the EU.

Bermuda Premier David Burt speaks at Consensus 2022 about how stablecoins will be regulated in his country. (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

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Major Banks Urge Caution With European Union's CBDC Plans

The European Commission should evaluate the impact of issuing a digital euro, the Institute of International Finance said.

The EU is currently pondering whether to issue its own CBDC, a digital euro (D3Damon/Getty Images)

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Congreso estadounidense podría aprobar ley de stablecoins este año, según legisladores

El colapso de terraUSD no ha hecho más que echar más leña al fuego para aquellos que dicen que el sector necesita claridad regulatoria, y rápido.

El senador Pat Toomey interviene en la conferencia Consensus 2022 en Austin, Texas. (Christian Barrett)

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Normativa contra billeteras cripto autocustodiadas permitirá la innovación, promete funcionario del Tesoro

El almacenamiento de criptomonedas de forma anónima fuera de los lugares regulados permite a las personas eludir las sanciones y los controles contra el lavado de dinero, dijo el subsecretario Wally Adeyemo en Consensus 2022.

Wally Adeyemo, secretario Adjunto del Tesoro de los Estados Unidos. (Suzanne Cordiero/CoinDesk)