Camomile Shumba

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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Russian President Vladimir Putin. (DimitroSevastopol/Pixabay)
Russia Is About to Try Using Crypto to Get Around Sanctions
Experts doubt it will work, given the traceability of blockchains and the risk of even tougher sanctions for Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin. (DimitroSevastopol/Pixabay)
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CEO of South Korean Crypto Firm Haru Invest Stabbed During Trial: Reuters
The executive was taken to hospital; his injuries are not life threatening.
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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov (TechCrunch Disrupt Europe/Creative Commons)
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Indicted on 'Complicity,' Refusal to Communicate Charges in French Court
The head of the popular social-media and messaging platform was arrested on Saturday as part of an investigation into money laundering, drug trafficking, child pornography and...
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov (TechCrunch Disrupt Europe/Creative Commons)
Hong Kong cityview. (Andrew Jephson / Unsplash)
Hong Kong Monetary Authority Opens Its Tokenization Sandbox and Major Institutions Dive In
HSBC bank completed three proof of concepts in Hong Kong's Project Ensemble sandbox.
Hong Kong cityview. (Andrew Jephson / Unsplash)
New Zealand parliament building in Wellington. (Squirrel_photos/Pixabay)
New Zealand to Put OECD Crypto Tax Framework in Place by April 2026
New Zealand-based crypto-asset service providers will have to collect information on users' transactions starting April 1, 2026.
New Zealand parliament building in Wellington. (Squirrel_photos/Pixabay)
Tigran Gambaryan, Binance's head of crime compliance, is being held in Nigeria. (Shutterstock/Consensus)
Jailed Binance Exec's Nigeria Case to Be Heard a Month Early
The trial is set to resume next week after Tigran Gambaryan's defense lawyers requested that the case be heard sooner than the planned date in October.
Tigran Gambaryan, Binance's head of crime compliance, is being held in Nigeria. (Shutterstock/Consensus)
WazirX CEO Nischal Shetty (WazirX)
WazirX to Phase In Indian Rupee Withdrawals Starting Aug. 26
Users of the Indian crypto exchange will be able to take out up to 66% of their rupee funds in two phases following a suspension instituted after last month's $230 million dol...
WazirX CEO Nischal Shetty (WazirX)
German police crypto ATM raid (Markus Spiske / Unsplash)
German Regulator Seizes 13 Crypto ATMS
The machines were operating without the required BaFin permission and posed money laundering risks, a BaFin statement said.
German police crypto ATM raid (Markus Spiske / Unsplash)
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Nigeria Plans to Introduce Crypto Licensing Process: Bloomberg
The SEC wants to issue its first licenses for digital service and tokenized assets as early as this month.
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UK Regulator FCA Has Issued Over 1K Warnings to Crypto Firms Since October
The FCA's actions have led to the removal of 48 apps from U.K. app stores, Lucy Castledine, the regulator's director of consumer investments, said in an interview.
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