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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Indonesia Delays Crypto-Stock Exchange Launch Again, This Time Until June: Report

The government, which is in the process of changing regulators for crypto, had initially planned to roll out the trading platform by end-2021.

Jakarta  (Abdul Azis/Getty Images)

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Bankrupt Crypto Lending Platform Celsius Names Users Eligible to Withdraw Assets

Users named on the list can withdraw 94% of their assets if they can cover the withdrawal fees.

More claimants are turning up the heat on Celsius. (Unsplash)

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Kazakhstan Looks to Tighten Rules for Crypto Exchanges After FTX Collapse

The Astana Financial Services Authority is seeking market feedback on new rules targeting operational resilience and separation of customer assets.

Flag of Kazakhstan (Gwengoat/Getty Images)

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Hong Kong to Require Stablecoin Licensing as Early as This Year

Algorithmic stablecoins like terraUSD will not be accepted under the planned regulatory regime, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority said.

Hong Kong regulator pushes for tougher crypto regulations. (Chester Ho/Unsplash)

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Philippines Securities Regulator Seeks Comment on Draft Crypto Rules

Draft laws published this month seek to bring crypto assets under the purview of the country's Securities and Exchange Commission.

Manila, Philippines. (Alexes Gerard/Unsplash)

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FTX Creditor List Features Netflix, Binance, Wall Street Journal

Lawyers for the bankrupt crypto exchange published an extensive list of creditors that includes media companies, airlines, universities and charities.

FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Elizabeth Warren Praises SEC Chief Gensler, Slams Crypto Lobby

The Massachusetts senator pointed to the regulator's enforcement actions against crypto firms and promoters.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren says the crypto industry is afraid of a "strong SEC." (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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Indonesia Regulatory Switch Could See Crypto Classed as Securities, Not Commodities

A new law in Indonesia not only changes the crypto regulatory environment, it could also broaden the industry’s development in the country.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo. (Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images)

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Crypto Lender Celsius Wins Court Approval for Customer Withdrawals, Flare Token Airdrop

The U.S. bankruptcy court authorized eligible XRP holders to receive the Flare tokens due under a prior agreement.

Celsius thermometer (Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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In Wake of FTX, New York Reminds Crypto Firms to Segregate Customer Funds

The crypto exchange's bankruptcy proceedings revealed poor segregation of customer funds, so the New York regulator is reminding service providers to keep clean records.

El fundador de FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, se declaró “no culpable” de ocho cargos en un tribunal federal. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)