Jack Schickler

Jack Schickler was a CoinDesk reporter focused on crypto regulations, based in Brussels, Belgium. He previously wrote about financial regulation for news site MLex, before which he was a speechwriter and policy analyst at the European Commission and the U.K. Treasury. He doesn’t own any crypto.

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Binance Refers Dutch Users to Rival Coinmerce as It Exits Netherlands

The world’s biggest crypto exchange said it would quit the Netherlands in June after failing to secure regulatory approval.

Binance is fleeing the Netherlands (Patrick Rasenberg/Flickr)

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EU’s Leaked Metaverse Strategy Proposes Regulatory Sandbox, New Global Governance

Virtual worlds will need international engagement to stay open and secure, a leaked European Commission strategy paper said.

The EU's metaverse strategy may propose a new global governance (Pixabay)

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BlockFi Bankruptcy Plans Opposed by FTX, Three Arrows, and SEC

Multiple defunct crypto companies are now scrambling to resolve complex financial ties as they seek to repay creditors and customers

BlockFi's bankruptcy plans are facing multiple objections (Ivan Radic/Flickr)

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EU Metaverse Strategy Set to Examine Privacy, Competition and Rights

A policy paper next week won’t set legislative rules – but could point the way ahead on some key Web3 issues.

The EU's metaverse strategy is due soon (Pixabay)

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Binance Australia’s Offices Searched by Financial Regulator: Bloomberg

The company, also under investigation in the U.S. and France, ceased its Australian derivatives business following regulatory warnings

Logo de Binance. (Unsplash)

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Bankrupt Celsius Can Convert Altcoins to BTC, ETH Starting July 1 Following SEC Talks

The sell-off precedes creditor distributions that will only be made in the two most popular cryptocurrencies.

Fahrenheit's bid to buy Celsius must still be approved (Mustang Joe/Flickr)

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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)

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Slovakian Crypto Tax-Cutting Bill Passes National Parliament

Lawmakers wanted to see a 7% income tax rate for crypto held longer than a year.

Slovakian lawmakers voted on crypto tax-cutting (Leonhard Niederwimmer/Pixabay

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ECB to Start Wholesale CBDC Settlement Trials in 2024

The European Central Bank wants to see innovative interventions in financial markets – but under existing rules.

(MichaelM/Pixabay)

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EU Publishes Digital Euro Bill Featuring Privacy Controls, Offline Guarantee

Officials want a digital payment system available to “everyone, everywhere, for free.”

EU officials are touting the benefits of a digital euro. (Ervins Strauhmanis/Flickr)