Sandali Handagama

Sandali Handagama is CoinDesk's deputy managing editor for policy and regulations, EMEA. She is an alumna of Columbia University's graduate school of journalism and has contributed to a variety of publications including The Guardian, Bloomberg, The Nation and Popular Science. Sandali doesn't own any crypto and she tweets as @iamsandali

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Policy

SEC Warned Bittrex of Legal Action Before Firm Announced U.S. Exit: WSJ

The crypto exchange is set to shut down its U.S. platform on April 30 after nine years in operation.

El exchange de criptomonedas Bittrex cancelará sus operaciones en Estados Unidos al final de este mes ante una posible demanda de la SEC, según The Wall Street Journal. (Shutterstock)

Finance

EToro ofrecerá el trading de criptomonedas directamente a usuarios de Twitter

La nueva asociación hará posible que la empresa de social trading ofrezca a los usuarios de Twitter precios en tiempo real de criptomonedas, acciones y otros activos y, además, podrá redireccionarlos a la plataforma de eToro para invertir.

(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Finance

EToro to Offer Crypto Trading Directly to Twitter Users

Under the agreement the social investing firm will provide Twitter users with real-time prices for crypto, stocks and other assets while directing them to the eToro platform to invest.

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Policy

FTX Free to Explore Sale of Europe Arm, Swiss Court Decides

The firm said FTX Europe AG, the holding company of its European business, filed a petition for a Swiss moratorium proceeding, which was granted on Tuesday.

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Policy

SEC Is Adding Attorneys to Crypto Enforcement Unit

The hiring is a sign of the Securities and Exchange Commission's increased regulation of digital assets.

Bitwise submitted an S-1 form to the SEC, a step forward for its dogecoin ETF plans. (CoinDesk)

Policy

Do Kwon's Millions Are Not in South Korea, Prosecutors Say: Report

South Korea has requested the extradition of the Terraform Labs CEO after his recent arrest in Montenegro.

Terra Community AMA with Do Kwon (April 2021)  (Terra, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Robinhood Faces $10.2M Penalty From Multiple U.S. States Over Technical Failures, Investor Harm

The settlement follows an investigation into Robinhood platform outages in March 2020 spearheaded by a regulators in seven states including California and Alabama.

Robinhood app on a smartphone (Shutterstock)

Policy

U.S. Treasury Warns DeFi Is Used by North Korea, Scammers to Launder Dirty Money

The department's first analysis of illicit finance risks associated with DeFi recommends the U.S. look at enhancements to its existing anti-money laundering regime.

U.S. Treasury Department in Washington, D.C. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Japan Regulator Flags 4 Crypto Exchanges Including Bybit for Operating Without Registration

Bitget, BitForex and MEXC Global were also named in the Financial Services Agency's warning letter.

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Policy

Dubai’s Crypto Industry Welcomes New Licensing Regime Amid Global Regulatory Uncertainty

The emirate’s ambitious framework tackles a broad range of assets and activities, designed to attract firms seeking regulatory clarity.

Dubai (Lu ShaoJi/Getty)