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

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Policy

Japan's Self-Regulatory Project in Peril as Financial Regulator Reprimands Crypto Advocacy Group: Report

The JVCEA has received an “extremely stern warning” over delays in anti-money-laundering rules and poor governance.

Japan's financial regulator has warned the self-regulatory body representing the crypto industry to get its act together. (mbbirdy/Getty Images)

Policy

'Singapore-based' Crypto Firms Leading Market Meltdown Were Not Regulated, Central Bank Chief Says

Troubled companies like Three Arrows – reported by the media as being based in Singapore – have "little to do" with local crypto regulations, said the head of the Monetary Authority.

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Policy

Dubai presenta un plan en el metaverso para atraer más de 1000 compañías

Se aguarda que el proyecto desarrolle la creación de más de 40.000 puestos de trabajo virtuales para 2030.

Líderes de Dubai buscan convertir a los EAU en un hub para el metaverso en 2030. (Captured Blinks Photography/Getty)

Policy

Dubai Unveils Metaverse Strategy, Aims to Attract Over 1,000 Firms

The strategy is expected to support the creation of more than 40,000 virtual jobs by 2030.

Líderes de Dubai buscan convertir a los EAU en un hub para el metaverso en 2030. (Captured Blinks Photography/Getty)

Policy

Digital Euro Would Be a Success Only if Widely Used, ECB Says

The European Central Bank expects to complete the investigation phase of its digital euro project in the autumn of 2023.

European Central Bank officials laid out objectives for its retail digital euro as its two-year CBDC experiment continues. (Raimund Linke/ Getty)

Policy

US Tribal Nation-Backed Economic Zone Passes Rules Defining Digital Assets

The Catawba Digital Economic Zone in South Carolina hopes to attract crypto companies to remotely incorporate under its laws.

The Catawba Digital Economic Zone, backed by the South Carolina tribal nation, wants to attract crypto companies with its innovation-friendly regulations. (Ken Lund/ Flickr)

Policy

France Starts Second Stage of Wholesale CBDC Experiments, Central Bank Governor Says

Banque de France head François Villeroy de Galhau said the work ensures that France stands ready to bring central bank money as a settlement asset as early as 2023.

Banque de France head François Villeroy de Galhau (Horacio Villalobos/Getty Images)

Policy

El regulador internacional IOSCO se enfocará en reglas cripto y DeFi globales

En sus primeros dos años, el nuevo grupo de trabajo fintech del emisor de estándares globales se concentrará en establecer recomendaciones de políticas para activos digitales.

El emisor de estándares internacionales para la regulación de valores IOSCO planea publicar recomendaciones de políticas para cripto y DeFi para fines de 2023. (simoncarter/ Getty)