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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Now That He Has the Power to Make His Crypto Dreams Come True, Will He?

As finance minister earlier this year he backed measures for regulating stablecoins and boldly declared he would turn the U.K. into an international hub for crypto. Now he’s p...

By Sandali Handagama

Dec 5, 2022 at 1:28 p.m. UTC

Dec 5, 2022

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Mairead McGuinness (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)

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Setting a Standard for Global Regulation of Crypto

The European Commission finally passed the EU’s landmark Markets in Crypto Assets framework with buy-in from 27 member states. For pushing MiCA deftly through a complex legisl...

By Sandali Handagama

Dec 5, 2022 at 12:36 p.m. UTC

Dec 5, 2022

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Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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FTX Japan Plans to Restart Local Customer Withdrawals

The crypto exchange's subsidiary has confirmed Japanese customer funds will remain separate from the ongoing bankruptcy proceedings in the U.S.

By Sandali Handagama

Dec 2, 2022 at 12:12 p.m. UTC

Dec 2, 2022

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Crypto Exchanges Nexo and Gemini Expand to Italy, Register With Regulator

Entry into Italy's registry for virtual currency operators is mandatory to operate in the country.

By Sandali Handagama

Nov 30, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

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Bitcoin's Last Stand: ECB Staffers Say the Crypto Is on 'Road to Irrelevance'

Crypto regulation can be misunderstood as approval, the officials at the European Central Bank said.

By Sandali Handagama

Nov 30, 2022 at 1:21 p.m. UTC

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Singapore's Parliament House (Getty Images)

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Singapore's Financial Regulator Defends Itself After FTX Blowup

Singapore state fund Temasek’s investment in FTX caused "reputational damage," but “it is the nature of investment and risk-taking,” said Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.

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Nov 30, 2022 at 10:33 a.m. UTC

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Ukraine is exploring an electronic version of its currency. (Max Kukurudziak/Unsplash)

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Ukraine Considering CBDC That Can Facilitate Crypto Trading

The National Bank of Ukraine says it is looking at retail payments, virtual asset circulation and cross-border transactions as possible use cases for an electronic hryvnia.

By Sandali Handagama

Nov 29, 2022 at 11:29 a.m. UTC

Nov 29, 2022

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Singapore Banks' Exposure to Bitcoin 'Insignificant' but Subject to Highest Risk Weight

Banks must hold $125 in capital against every $100 worth of bitcoin, a senior minister said.

By Sandali Handagama

Nov 28, 2022 at 4:33 p.m. UTC

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Craig Wright (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for CoinGeek )

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Bitcoin.org's 'Cøbra' Must Unmask to Challenge Craig Wright's Legal Costs, UK Court Rules

Wright, the self-proclaimed inventor of Bitcoin, was granted permission to serve legal papers on Cøbra as he sought a declaration of his ownership of copyright to the Bitcoin...

By Sandali Handagama

Nov 25, 2022 at 3:09 p.m. UTC

Nov 25, 2022

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