Sandali Handagama

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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Crypto.com has registered as a crypto provider with the central bank in the Netherlands (crypto.com)

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Crypto.com to Appeal $3.1M Fine by Dutch Regulator for Operating Without Registration

The Dutch central bank announced the fine was imposed for non-compliance before the company registered with the regulator, and the exchange is challenging the fine.

By Sandali Handagama

Mar 14, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. UTC

Mar 14, 2024

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EU Regulators Publish Batch of Draft Rules for Stablecoins Under MiCA

The draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) lay out requirements for issuers when dealing with complaints about stablecoins referencing multiple currencies or assets.

By Sandali Handagama

Mar 13, 2024 at 12:01 p.m. UTC

Mar 13, 2024

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Thailand Greenlights Income Tax Exemption for Investment Token Earnings: Report

Earnings already subject to the 15% capital gains tax don't need to be included when calculating income taxes.

By Sandali Handagama

Mar 13, 2024 at 10:59 a.m. UTC

Mar 13, 2024

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Craig Wright (Photo by Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images for London Blockchain Conference )

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Craig Wright ‘Committed Perjury’ in U.K. Trial Over Satoshi Claims, COPA Says

The Crypto Open Patent Alliance said it will ask U.K. prosecutors to consider pursuing Wright for “perjury” over his defense of forgery allegations.

By Sandali Handagama

Mar 12, 2024 at 4:34 p.m. UTC

Mar 12, 2024

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The EU has passed new crypto laws (Pixabay)

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EU Parliament Approves New Sanctions Laws That Also Apply to Crypto

The laws are to ensure sanctions rules are applied uniformly across the EU's 27 member states.

By Sandali Handagama

Mar 12, 2024 at 1:24 p.m. UTC

Mar 12, 2024

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Hong Kong harbor skyline view into Kowloon

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Hong Kong's Central Bank Starts Regulatory Sandbox for Stablecoin Issuers

The regulator invited applicants with a "genuine interest in developing a stablecoin issuance business" to join the sandbox.

By Sandali Handagama

Mar 12, 2024 at 9:59 a.m. UTC

Mar 12, 2024

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Wellington, New Zealand (Wolf Zimmermann/ Unsplash)

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Bankrupt Cryptopia Exchange to Return Crypto to Some Creditors

The New Zealand exchange went offline in 2019 following a cyber attack that saw millions of dollars worth of tokens stolen.

By Sandali Handagama

Mar 8, 2024 at 1:02 p.m. UTC

Mar 8, 2024

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Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon on CoinDesk TV. (CoinDesk)

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Do Kwon to Be Extradited to South Korea After March 23, Lawyer Says

A Montenegrin high court on Thursday approved Kwon's extradition to the Asian nation to face criminal charges over the collapse of Terra.

By Sandali Handagama

Mar 7, 2024 at 2:52 p.m. UTC

Mar 7, 2024

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Craig Wright arrives at a London High Court for the COPA trial on March 1, 2024. (Camomile Shumba/ CoinDesk)

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Craig Wright Accuses Critics of Bugging His House, Spoofing Emails to Bring Him Back to Court

Wright returned to the stand in the U.K. COPA trial to defend accusations of forging doctoring emails he’d sent his former lawyers.

By Sandali Handagama

Mar 1, 2024 at 4:38 p.m. UTC

Mar 1, 2024

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COPA vs Craig Wright trial just completed its second week (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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Craig Wright to Face New Allegations of Forgery in COPA Trial Over Ontier Emails

He's set to retake the stand on Friday to defend allegations initially made by his former lawyers that their correspondence submitted to court had been doctored.

By Sandali Handagama

Feb 28, 2024 at 5:13 p.m. UTC

Feb 28, 2024

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