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

Sandali Handagama

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Juridique

BIS Innovation Hub to Focus on CBDC, DeFi Experimentation This Year

CBDCs and payments account for 13 of the 17 active and scheduled projects.

The headquarters of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in Basel (Gianluca Colla/Getty Images).

Juridique

Bank of Korea Says First Phase of CBDC Test Completed Successfully

South Korea's central bank will now test offline payments and protecting personal IDs.

Bank of Korea

Juridique

UK to Tighten Crypto Ad Regulations to Improve Consumer Protection

The proposed rules will increase consumer protection and encourage innovation, the government said.

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Juridique

BIS Chief: Central Banks Are Best Sources of Trust in Money in a Digital Age

“The soul of money belongs neither to a Big Tech nor to an anonymous ledger," said Agustín Carstens.

Agustin Carstens, general manager at the Bank for International Settlements (Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Juridique

Estonia Regulator Says No Plans to Ban Crypto

The country’s Ministry of Finance shut down claims that owning and trading cryptocurrency would be banned under the proposed anti-money laundering legislation.

Estonian, EU flags.

Finance

Justin Sun Reveals He Was Secret $28M Bidder for Seat on Bezos’ Spaceship

The Tron founder is planning to nominate and pay for five crew members to accompany him on his short trip to space next year.

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Juridique

Binance Is Threatening to Block UK Derivatives Traders in a Move to Keep Regulators at Bay

U.K. users have until February to confirm if they are private investors or be blocked from accessing futures, margin, leveraged tokens and more.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Juridique

Ukraine Commercial Bank to Test Digital Currency Built on Stellar

The pilot will test an electronic hryvnia in handling payroll for public employees along with peer-to-peer and merchant payments

Flag of Ukraine (Kutay Tanir/Getty Images)

Juridique

BIS Experiment Finds CBDCs to Be Effective in Cross-Border Settlements

A group of central banks successfully tested the use of a wholesale CBDC in international transactions between financial institutions.

BIS headquarters in Basil, Switzerland.

Finance

French Fintech Lydia Attains Unicorn Status With $100M Series C Funding

The funding round includes new investors Dragoneers and Echo Street along with existing backers Tencent, Accel and Founders Future.

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