Sandali Handagama

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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

European Commission Urges Members to Agree on Crypto Regulations

The commission is hoping to finalize its proposed regulatory sandbox for financial products based on distributed ledger technology by the end of the year.

Nov 11, 2021

Mairead McGuinness, Ireland's European Commissioner, speaks during a news conference in Brussels, Belgium, on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. The European Unions executive arm dismissed the idea of setting up a bloc-wide bad bank to help lenders offload distressed credit in the wake of the pandemic, instead offering to help governments create national entities if necessary. Photographer: Delmi Alvarez/European Commission/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Policy

The Crypto Industry Isn’t Too Thrilled About Biden’s Big Policy Moves

Crypto lobbyists now face two problematic tax provisions and some debatable recommendations on stablecoin regulation.

Nov 9, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 06: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a press conference in the State Dining Room at the White House on November 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. The President is speaking after his Infrastructure bill was finally passed in the House of Representatives after negotiations with lawmakers on Capitol Hill went late into the night. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Policy

Basel Committee to Review Proposed Capital Requirements for Banks With Crypto Assets

The banking regulator plans to issue a new consultative document in 2022.

Nov 9, 2021

Bank for International Settlements. Basel, Switzerland.

Policy

US Stablecoin Report Gets Mixed Reviews From Crypto Industry

Issuers’ reactions ranged from effusive to diplomatic, but lobbyists pushed back against stablecoin recommendations by the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets.

Nov 5, 2021

“The crypto industry is trying to walk a fine line between benefiting from the legitimacy provided by government oversight while trying to stay clear of extensive and intrusive regulation," says one academic. (Art Institute of Chicago)

Policy

US Lawmakers Call for Bitcoin Spot ETF in Letter to SEC Chair Gensler

Congressmen Tom Emmer and Darren Soto questioned why the SEC is uncomfortable with a spot bitcoin ETF when it already allows the trading of bitcoin futures ETFs.

Nov 3, 2021

Pro-Crypto Advocate Rep. Darren Soto on Infrastructure Bill: 'Ignorance Is Our Greatest Foe and Not Necessarily Partisanship'

Policy

Europe’s MiCA Crypto Rules Are Coming Soon. Here’s Why They Matter

The European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets framework would dramatically simplify how crypto businesses can expand through the 27-nation bloc.

Nov 2, 2021

The European Union's cryptocurrency regulation is coming soon. (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

Policy

Swedish Financial Watchdog Investigating Two Local Crypto Exchanges

The authority is examining how Safello and Goobit are implementing anti-money laundering rules.

Oct 21, 2021

Policy

The View From Brussels: How the EU Plans to Regulate Crypto

European Parliament member Eva Kaili says Facebook’s libra announcement in 2019 catalyzed lawmakers into action on digital assets.

Oct 20, 2021

Policy

Ghana Wants to Make Its CBDC Available for Use Offline: Report

The country’s digital currency, the e-cedi, would work via the use of smart cards, according to an official at the Bank of Ghana.

Oct 18, 2021

Policy

Proposed Bank Jewel Wants to Become a Global Stablecoin Issuer, With Bermuda’s OK

The bank submitted an application for a combined banking and digital asset license earlier this year.

Oct 13, 2021

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