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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Policy

UK Lords Pass Bill to Help Seize and Freeze Crypto Used for Crime

The bill, introduced in September, now enters its final stages in Parliament.

(King's Church International/Unsplash)

Policy

Belarus Looks to Ban Peer-to-Peer Crypto Transactions to Reduce Fraud

The east European country is working on legislation to make it harder for fraudsters to get their hands on the proceeds of crime.

Belarus (Egor Kunovsky/ Unsplash)

Policy

Hong Kong Sets Up Task Force for Web3 Development

Hong Kong wants to be a Web3 hub , Financial Secretary Paul Chan said.

Hong Kong (Ruslan Bardash / Unsplash)

Policy

UK Crypto, Stablecoin Rules Receive Royal Assent, Passing Into Law

The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 classifies crypto as a regulated financial activity.

UK Parliament Building and Big Ben, London (Ugur Akdemir/Unsplash)

Tech

Chainlink Data Feeds Go Live on Celo

In April, Celo joined Chainlink Scale to access the data provider’s oracle services at a low cost.

(Chainlink)

Policy

Zimbabwe's Gold-Backed Digital Token Won't Fix the Country's Currency Woes, Economists Say

Sound macroeconomic policies like raising interest rates and bringing down the country's deficit could dampen Zimbabwe's currency instability, economists said.

Zimbabwe flag (Nabil Kamara/ GettyImages)

Policy

Crypto Ban May Not Be Best Approach to Balance Risk, Demand: IMF

The IMF recommended that countries focus on addressing the drivers of crypto demand and unmet digital payment needs.

The IMF is looking at crossborder payments using CBDC (World Bank/Flickr)

Policy

Digital Pound Should Be Interoperable With Crypto, UK Lobbyists Say

Stakeholders also want the Bank of England to consider tougher caps on individual digital pound holdings to prevent bank runs.

British flag and code (Sean Gladwell / Getty Images)

Policy

Unified Ledger for CBDCs, Tokenized Assets Could Enhance Global Financial System: BIS

“This would be a game-changer in how we think about money and how transactions take place,” said the central bank group’s Head of Research Hyun Song Shin.

BIS Head of Research Hyun Song Shin (BIS)

Policy

UK Crypto, Stablecoin Laws Approved by Parliament's Upper House

The Financial Services and Markets Bill stands to recognize crypto as a regulated activity and stablecoins as a means of payment under existing laws.

UK Parliament Building and Big Ben, London (Ugur Akdemir/Unsplash)