Camomile Shumba

Camomile Shumba is a CoinDesk regulatory reporter based in the UK. Previously, Shumba interned at Business Insider and Bloomberg. Camomile has featured in Harpers Bazaar, Red, the BBC, Black Ballad, Journalism.co.uk, Cryptopolitan.com and South West Londoner.

Shumba studied politics, philosophy and economics as a combined degree at the University of East Anglia before doing a postgraduate degree in multimedia journalism. While she did her undergraduate degree she had an award-winning radio show on making a difference. She does not currently hold value in any digital currencies or projects.

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OKX Europe Acquires MiFID II-Licensed Company in Malta

The exchange recently obtained a Markets in Crypto Assets license in Europe.

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ECB Targets October to Finish Digital Euro Preparation Phase

Lawmakers recently raised concerns regarding the digital euro.

ECB President Christine Lagarde (Thomas Lohnes / Getty Images)

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Pakistan to Set Up Council to Oversee Crypto Policy: Report

The crypto council would be a dedicated advisory body that consists of government representatives, regulatory authorities and industry experts.

Pakistan flag (Hamid Roshaan / Unsplash)

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UK Introduces Crime Bill That Extends Powers for Courts When Retrieving Crypto

The Crime and Policing Bill has measures on how to value crypto and retrieve it from criminals.

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Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire Wants Dollar-Backed Stablecoins to Register in U.S.: Bloomberg

“It shouldn’t be a free pass, right?” Jeremy Allaire, a co-founder of stablecoin issuer Circle said.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Upbit Partner Firm Faces 3 Month Partial Suspension From South Korea

The notice is due to the company's "violation of the obligation to prohibit transactions with unreported virtual asset operators," it said.

South Korea flag (Planet Volumes / Unsplash)

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Dubai Approves Circle's Stablecoins USDC and EURC for Use in DIFC

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) approved USDC and EURC as recognized crypto tokens within the Dubai International Financial Centre.

Circle (Sandali Handagama/ CoinDesk)

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US SEC Closes Investigation Into Robinhood's Crypto Business

On Feb 21. the SEC’s Enforcement Division said it had concluded its investigation, Robinhood said in a statement.

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Germany's Centre Right Alliance Secures Most Seats in EU Nation's Election

Friedrich Merz's CDU/CSU secured 28.52% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) secured 20.8% of the vote.

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European Central Bank to Work on Settlement System for Distributed-Ledger Transactions

The two-stage process will start with a link to the existing Target system.

European Union (Christian Lue / Unsplash)