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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South Africa Is Poised to License 60 Crypto Firms by Month End: Bloomberg
Crypto companies that wanted to continue operating in the country had to apply for a license with the Financial Sector Conduct Authority from June 1.
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The U.K. is sharpening its approach for crypto (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
NFT Providers May Need Registration to Comply With UK Money Laundering Rules
The U.K. started a consultation on its money laundering rules on Monday.
The U.K. is sharpening its approach for crypto (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Craig Wright arrives at a London High Court for COPA trial (Camomile Shumba/ CoinDesk)
COPA vs Wright: What's at Stake as the Trial to Determine Satoshi's Identity Wraps Up
The Crypto Open Patent Alliance and Craig Wright will present their closing arguments this week in a case debating whether Wright is indeed Satoshi Nakamoto.
Craig Wright arrives at a London High Court for COPA trial (Camomile Shumba/ CoinDesk)
Lagos, Nigeria (Nupo Deyon Daniel/Unsplash)
Nigeria's Central Bank Enlists Gluwa Nigeria to Boost eNaira Systems, Adoption
Adoption of the central bank digital currency pales in comparison to cash use in the country.
Lagos, Nigeria (Nupo Deyon Daniel/Unsplash)
UK London (Artur Tumasjan / Unsplash)
UK Launches Consultation on Implementing OECD Crypto Reporting Framework
The U.K. government believes implementing the reporting framework could draw in £35 million ($45 million) starting from 2026.
UK London (Artur Tumasjan / Unsplash)
Richard Teng (Binance)
Binance Will Discontinue Its Nigerian Naira Services After Government Scrutiny
Two Binance executives were recently detained in the country, and the exchange’s CEO Richard Teng, has been summoned to appear before a committee.
Richard Teng (Binance)
Lagos, Nigeria (Nupo Deyon Daniel/Unsplash)
Nigerian Parliamentary Committee Summons Binance CEO Teng: Report
Two executives of the exchange were detained last week on arrival in the country.
Lagos, Nigeria (Nupo Deyon Daniel/Unsplash)
A U.K. policeman seen from behind stands in the middle of road
UK Law Enforcement Will Soon Have More Power to Seize Crypto Assets
The ability to take crypto used for crime, including terrorism, looks poised to take effect on April 26.
A U.K. policeman seen from behind stands in the middle of road
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Nigeria Government Demands $10B From Crypto Exchange Binance: BBC
A spokesperson for the president later denied an amount had been set, People's Gazette reported.
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Nigeria Detains Binance Executives as It Investigates the Crypto Exchange: Reports
The detentions are not necessarily arrests, a National Security spokesman told Bloomberg.
Nigerian flag (Emmanuel Ikwuegbu/Unsplash)