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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UK Trade Groups See Opportunity in Document Bill Under Debate in Parliament
The legislation could enable blockchain technology as a way to store documents.
UK Parliament Building (Ugur Akdemir/Unsplash)
Thailand's SEC has issued new regulations for digital-wallet providers. (Dave Kim/Unsplash)
Thailand SEC Issues Regulations for Crypto Custody Providers
The regulator says custodians should have a contingency plan if something goes wrong.
Thailand's SEC has issued new regulations for digital-wallet providers. (Dave Kim/Unsplash)
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Crypto Lender Nexo Sues Cayman Island's Regulator for Denied VASP Registration
Nexo has sued the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority to overturn its rejection of Nexo's application to register as a virtual asset services provider.
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UK Court Sentences 4 Men to 15 Years for $26M Crypto Fraud
The offenders used the internet to obtain millions, Jonathan Kelleher of the Crown Prosecution Service said.
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Another milestone for the digital yuan (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
China's Digital Yuan Used to Buy Securities for the First Time: Report
Last week, the country also added a function to its e-CNY payment app that allows users to make payments offline.
Another milestone for the digital yuan (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
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Five UK Associations Form Crypto Alliance to Steer Digital Asset Regulation
The U.K. Forum for Digital Currencies, which includes City of London Corporation, also aims to further the country's crypto hub ambitions.
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Andrew Griffith, the U.K.'s economic secretary (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
UK ‘Fully Behind’ Stablecoin for Wholesale Settlements, Treasury Official Says
Crypto technology could “turbocharge all of those (financial) industries,” Economic Secretary to the Treasury Andrew Griffith told Parliament.
Andrew Griffith, the U.K.'s economic secretary (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)
Robinhood Shares Worth Nearly $500M Seized in FTX Case
The stock was owned – via a holding company – by Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX co-founder Gary Wang.
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)
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UK Enforces Crypto Tax Break for Foreigners Using Local Brokers
The measures now in effect are part of the government's plans to turn the country into a crypto hub.
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Another Crypto.com Ad Banned by UK Advertising Regulator
The company also had two ads banned in January for being misleading.
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