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

Sandali Handagama

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Bankrupt FTX Faces Criminal Investigation in the Bahamas

Financial police in the Bahamas, where Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX is headquartered, are working with the local securities regulator to investigate if any criminal conduct has occurred.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Democrats Keep the US Senate but Crypto Only Has Eyes for FTX Collapse

After a whirlwind election week dogged by crypto market madness, the industry's regulatory future in the U.S. is in the hands of a divided government.

U.S. Capitol Hill (WOWstockfootage/Getty Images)

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FTX Employees Worldwide Learned of Bankruptcy Along With the Public

Staff from FTX Japan and other subsidiaries found out about the insolvency filing on Twitter, CoinDesk was told.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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FTX Violated Its Own Terms of Service and Misused User Funds, Lawyers Say

Although the crypto exchange's terms of service prevented it from using customer assets, lawyers suggest FTX's swift downfall indicates the funds were misused.

El ex CEO de FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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FTX Japan to Go Into 'Close-Only' Mode Following Regulator's Order to Suspend Operations

The Financial Services Agency had ordered the local arm of Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto exchange to halt operations until December following a withdrawal halt.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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El régimen de control cripto no ha cambiado, según el organismo mundial de vigilancia contra el lavado de dinero

El Grupo de Acción Financiera Internacional respondió a un informe que afirma que se está preparando para llevar a cabo controles anuales de cumplimiento y dijo que no ha cambiado la forma en que supervisa los activos de criptomonedas.

La FATF aseguró que no ha cambiado su forma de controlar a las criptomonedas. (Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images)

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Crypto Exchange Coinbase Germany Ordered by Regulator to Tackle 'Organizational Deficiencies'

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) said the company needs to address a range of issues including ensuring adequate risk management, staffing and IT systems.

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Global Money Laundering Watchdog Says Crypto Monitoring Regime Is Unchanged

The Financial Action Task Force responded to a report that it is preparing to conduct annual compliance checks, saying it has not changed the way it monitors crypto assets or the process for adding countries to its "gray list."

The FATF says it has not changed the way it monitors crypto. (Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images)

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Singapore Approves In-Principle License for Crypto Fund Manager Hashkey

The license from the central bank will allow Hashkey Capital's local arm to conduct fund management services.

Singapore (Unsplash)

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Crypto Investor a16z Wants to Join Ooki DAO Defense Against CFTC

Andreessen Horowitz is just the latest entity looking to argue the commodities regulator must serve its lawsuit against individual members of the DAO, not the DAO itself.

A16z's flagship crypto fund loses 40% in the first half of 2022. (Haotian Zheng/Unsplash)