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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Bitcoin's Last Stand: ECB Staffers Say the Crypto Is on 'Road to Irrelevance'

Crypto regulation can be misunderstood as approval, the officials at the European Central Bank said.

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Singapore's Financial Regulator Defends Itself After FTX Blowup

Singapore state fund Temasek’s investment in FTX caused "reputational damage," but “it is the nature of investment and risk-taking,” said Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.

Singapore's Parliament House (Getty Images)

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Ucrania analiza usar una CBDC que pueda facilitar el trading de criptomonedas

El Banco Nacional de Ucrania aseguró que está estudiando los pagos minoristas, la circulación de activos virtuales y las transacciones al extranjero como posibles casos de uso de la futura grivna electrónica.

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Ukraine Considering CBDC That Can Facilitate Crypto Trading

The National Bank of Ukraine says it is looking at retail payments, virtual asset circulation and cross-border transactions as possible use cases for an electronic hryvnia.

Ukraine is exploring an electronic version of its currency. (Max Kukurudziak/Unsplash)

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Singapore Banks' Exposure to Bitcoin 'Insignificant' but Subject to Highest Risk Weight

Banks must hold $125 in capital against every $100 worth of bitcoin, a senior minister said.

Monetary Authority of Singapore MAS Building (Shutterstock)

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Bitcoin.org's 'Cøbra' Must Unmask to Challenge Craig Wright's Legal Costs, UK Court Rules

Wright, the self-proclaimed inventor of Bitcoin, was granted permission to serve legal papers on Cøbra as he sought a declaration of his ownership of copyright to the Bitcoin white paper.

Craig Wright (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for CoinGeek )

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Turkish Authorities Order Seizure of 'Suspicious' FTX Assets

The country's Financial Crimes Investigation Board says Sam Bankman-Fried is also under investigation.

The collapse of crypto exchange FTX under Sam Bankman-Fried raises the issue of proofs of reserve. (CoinDesk)

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Bahamas Securities Regulator Blasts 'Inaccurate' Accusations Made by FTX

The Securities Commission of The Bahamas said FTX misrepresented the regulator's move to secure the embattled exchange's assets against hacks in bankruptcy court filings in the U.S.

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El Salvador propone un proyecto de ley para activos digitales y allana el camino para los bonos bitcoin

Se espera que los “bonos volcán” de El Salvador, respaldados por bitcoin, recauden US$1000 millones para el gobierno.

Pequeña bandera ondeando en la parte superior del ayuntamiento en la ciudad de Santa Ana, El Salvador. (Getty Images)

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El Salvador Proposes Digital Securities Bill, Paves Way for Bitcoin Bonds

El Salvador's bitcoin-backed "volcano bonds" are expected to raise $1 billion for the government.

Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador (Ulises Rodriguez/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images).