Jack Schickler

Jack Schickler

Jack Schickler was a CoinDesk reporter focused on crypto regulations, based in Brussels, Belgium. He previously wrote about financial regulation for news site MLex, before which he was a speechwriter and policy analyst at the European Commission and the U.K. Treasury. He doesn’t own any crypto.

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A Genesis booth at the FTX conference in the Bahamas (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Genesis’ New Liquidation Plan Is a Material Swerve, U.S. Government Says
The bankrupt crypto lender appears to be no longer seeking to reorganize, after a lawsuit from the New York Attorney General dimmed hopes of a deal with parent company DCG.
A Genesis booth at the FTX conference in the Bahamas (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Spanish flag waving by the wind.
Spain Brings Forward MiCA Crypto Rules by Six Months After EU Pressure
The government said it hopes the move, potentially affecting the likes of Binance and Coinbase, will bring greater regulatory clarity.
Spanish flag waving by the wind.
U.K. Treasury Minister Andrew Griffith standing at a lectern
U.K. Publishes Final Proposals for Crypto, Stablecoin Regulation
The government plans to propose legislation on fiat-backed stablecoins by early 2024.
U.K. Treasury Minister Andrew Griffith standing at a lectern
Craig Wright
Craig Wright Wins U.S. Appeal in Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Dispute
A Florida jury was right to say the self-proclaimed inventor of cryptocurrency wasn't in partnership with David Kleiman when they mined bitcoin together, an appeals court rule...
Craig Wright
CEO of Binance Changpeng Zhao at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)
Binance Again Seeks to Nix ‘Incendiary’ CFTC Suit
U.S. law “does not control the world,” said a court filing by the world’s biggest crypto exchange as the regulatory heat intensifies.
CEO of Binance Changpeng Zhao at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)
(Christian Lue/Unsplash)
Crypto Shareholder Requirements Set Out by EU Banking Regulators
Controls on staff bonuses at crypto exchanges and wallet providers are also planned as the bloc prepares for its landmark crypto law, MiCA.
(Christian Lue/Unsplash)
Do Kwon (Terra)
Do Kwon’s SEC Case May Hinge on Role of Jump Trading, Court Documents Show
Kwon has been accused of misleading investors about the terraUSD stablecoin, whose 2022 collapse ricocheted around the crypto world.
Do Kwon (Terra)
(Coinbase, modified by CoinDesk)
Coinbase Picks Ireland for EU Hub With MiCA Law Set to Open European Market
Forthcoming European laws known as MiCA will allow the exchange to serve the entire EU bloc with a single license.
(Coinbase, modified by CoinDesk)
L-R: Bank of America's Christopher Wallace, Teunis Brosens of ING, the European Commission's Ivan Keller, the Bank of England's Sasha Mills and Marina Reason of Herbert Smith Freehills (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)
DLT Securities Rules Are Here to Stay, EU Official Says
New European laws took effect in April, but fears over its limited scale may have inhibited take-up.
L-R: Bank of America's Christopher Wallace, Teunis Brosens of ING, the European Commission's Ivan Keller, the Bank of England's Sasha Mills and Marina Reason of Herbert Smith Freehills (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)
EU officials are touting the benefits of a digital euro (Ervins Strauhmanis/Flickr)
EU Privacy Watchdog Takes Aim at ‘Excessive Centralization’ of Digital Euro
The central bank digital currency has met significant opposition from lawmakers worried over the potential for state snooping
EU officials are touting the benefits of a digital euro (Ervins Strauhmanis/Flickr)