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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Craig Wright Trial Includes Ninja Anecdote Cited as Proof He's Bitcoin Creator Satoshi

On Friday, Craig Wright's sister Danielle DeMorgan recounted how she once saw him dressed as a ninja and another time he was working in a room full of computers, evidence, she says, he created Bitcoin.

COPA vs Craig Wright trial just completed its second week (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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Craig Wright Witnesses Face Questions About Their Memories in COPA Trial

Lawyers for the Crypto Open Patent Alliance declared that the recollection of the witnesses today was "hazy" and "confused."

16:9 COPA Questions Validity Of Claims Craig Wright Is Bitcoin Founder In Court (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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Craig Wright Cross Examination Ends as COPA Trial Closes for Day

Wright – who has been battling it out with the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) in a U.K. trial for the past several days – is trying to prove he is Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto.

COPA Questions Validity Of Claims Craig Wright Is Bitcoin Founder In Court (Dan Kitwood / Gettyimages)

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UK Financial Watchdog Issued 450 Alerts on Illegal Crypto Promotions in Last Three Months of 2023

The Financial Conduct Authority said firms approving ads need to take their regulatory obligations seriously.

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Banxa, Payments Partner for Binance and OKX, Lands on UK Crypto Register

BNXA UK VASP is the first firm to land on the Financial Conduct Authority's crypto register this year.

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Philippines Rules Out Blockchain for Wholesale CBDC Seen Likely by 2026: Report

The country's central bank does not plan on issuing a retail version of the digital currency.

The Philippines plans on issuing a wholesale CBDC (Alexes Gerard/Unsplash)

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UK’s Planned Stablecoin Rules Need Reworking, Crypto Advocates Say

Industry groups argue they see inconsistencies in regulatory plans by the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority.

Crypto lobbying groups are arguing the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority should rethink some of their ideas for regulating stablecoins. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Thai SEC Files Charges Against Former Zipmex Thailand CEO

The Securities and Exchange Commission alleges customer assets were transferred overseas before an announcement was made.

Zipmex Thailand CEO Akalarp Yimwilai and Zipmex CEO Marcus Lim (seated) in 2020. (Zipmex)

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Haru Invest Execs Arrested in South Korea for Allegedly Stealing $828M Worth of Crypto: Report

The platform paused withdrawals and fired 100 employees last June citing issues with service partners.

Arrest (niu niu/Unsplash)

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South Korean Regulator to Discuss Spot Bitcoin ETF With U.S. SEC: Report

In December it was reported that Financial Supervisory Service head Lee Bok-hyun was planning on meeting U.S. SEC Chairman Gary Gensler for the first time to discuss crypto regulation.

(Daniel Bernard/ Unsplash)