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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Policy

UK Regulator Publishes Guidance for Crypto Marketing Regime

The Financial Conduct Authority’s new ad regime took effect in October.

FCA building with logo (FCA)

Policy

PayPal UK Unit Registers as Crypto Service Provider

The Financial Conduct Authority's approval means the payments firm can offer certain crypto services and advertise to local clients.

paypal logo on a smartphone booting up the payments app (Marques Thomas/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

FTX, Alameda Wallets Move More Than $78 Million in Crypto to Exchanges: Spotonchain

The tokens were moved to Binance and Coinbase overnight in accordance with a bankruptcy court order allowing the sale of some FTX assets, data from Spotonchain show.

FTX Logo

Policy

Upcoming UK Rules for Crypto Ad Approvers Spell Uncertainty for Industry

Those approving promos for unregistered crypto companies are already facing regulatory scrutiny – and will soon have to seek new permissions to continue.

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Policy

Drawbacks of Stablecoin Cross-Border Use Outweigh Benefits: Global Payments Watchdog

Existing stablecoins aren't fully compliant with relevant regulatory requirements, a report by the Committee on Payment and Market Infrastructures said.

Globe, World (Kyle Glenn/Unsplash)

Policy

Daniel Shin Blames Terraform Collapse on Do Kwon's Management: Report

Shin is seeking to distance himself from Terra and Kwon as he faces trial in South Korea.

Terra co-founders Daniel Shin and Do Kwon (Terraform Labs)

Policy

Crypto Exchange Linked to 3AC Founders Drops Lawsuit Against Mike Dudas

OPNX in June sued the venture investor and crypto personality for defamation.

Kyle Davies (left) and Su Zhu (middle). (Kyle Davies/X)

Policy

Singapore, Japan, U.K., Swiss Regulators Plan Asset Tokenization Pilots

Project Guardian seeks to advance digital asset tokenization pilots for fixed income, foreign exchange and asset management products.

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Policy

UK Bill for Seizing Illicit Crypto Finally Becomes Law

The bill lets law enforcement freeze crypto without a conviction, promising faster and more substantial seizures.

U.K. Parliament Building and Big Ben in London (Ugur Akdemir/Unsplash)

Policy

How Japan Is Leading the Race to Regulate Stablecoins

Japan’s new law tries to address one of the biggest fears about major stablecoins: Do issuers really have the assets to back them?

Vintage Japanese banknotes (Dennis Elzinga/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)