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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The FCA's head of markets oversight, who also oversaw crypto AML enforcement, is stepping down. (Unsplash)

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FCA's Crypto AML Compliance Chief Steps Down

Mark Steward, who led the enforcement of anti-money laundering measures for crypto, is stepping down after seven years with the Financial Conduct Authority.

By Sandali Handagama

Oct 18, 2022 at 11:35 a.m. UTC

Oct 18, 2022

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Japan is pressing ahead with new anti-money-laundering rules for crypto. (Kutay Tanir/Getty)

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Japan Greenlights Tougher Anti-Money-Laundering Rules for Crypto

A cabinet decision to revise six foreign-exchange laws closely follows a government plan to introduce new rules for remittances, all aimed at tightening AML measures for crypt...

By Sandali Handagama

Oct 17, 2022 at 1:28 p.m. UTC

Oct 17, 2022

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Almaty, Kazakhstan (Alexander Serzhantov/Unsplash)

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Kazakhstan Legislature Pushes New Crypto Rules Forward: Report

The lower house of the country's parliament has passed five bills relating to digital assets as the government seeks to tighten its grip on crypto activity, particularly crypt...

By Sandali Handagama

Oct 12, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. UTC

Oct 12, 2022

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Tron founder Justin Sun (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Tron Partners With Dominica to Issue National 'Fan Token'

The Caribbean island's government may accept native Tron tokens such as TRX and USDT for public payments including taxes, under a new ordinance.

By Sandali Handagama

Oct 12, 2022 at 10:05 a.m. UTC

Oct 12, 2022

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Italy's Organismo Agenti e Mediatori, a supervisory body which oversees its crypto exchanges, told CoinDesk it didn't plan to start collecting information from registered exchanges until next year – at least. (Mathew Schwartz/Unsplash)

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Italy Hasn't Vetted the 73 Crypto Firms It Approved This Year

Companies entered into a new registry for crypto firms say they’ve secured regulatory approval in Italy, but they haven’t been checked for compliance yet.

By Sandali Handagama

Oct 5, 2022 at 7:00 a.m. UTC

Oct 5, 2022

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Uzbekistan imposes new monthly fees for crypto firms. (Snowscat/Unsplash)

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Uzbekistan Introduces Monthly Fees for Crypto Companies Effective Immediately

The new regulations also require crypto custody platforms, mining pools and individual miners to pay monthly fees to the government.

By Camomile Shumba Sandali Handagama

Sep 30, 2022 at 1:55 p.m. UTC

Sep 30, 2022

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SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Dec. 1, 2020, in Berlin, Germany. (Hannibal Hanschke-Pool/Getty Images)

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Elon Musk Was Mulling Creating a Blockchain-Based Social Media Firm Before Offering to Buy Twitter

A series of text messages released as part of ongoing litigation over the failed Twitter deal reveals the billionaire's vision for a social media platform that would charge us...

By Sandali Handagama

Sep 30, 2022 at 11:18 a.m. UTC

Sep 30, 2022

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ECB President Christine Lagarde (Thierry Monasse/Collaboratore/Getty Images)

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Digital Euro Could be More Popular Beyond EU's Borders: Lagarde

Authorities in the EU, U.S. and other jurisdictions need to compare notes on central bank digital currencies to regulate them better, according to the ECB chief.

By Sandali Handagama

Sep 28, 2022 at 10:14 a.m. UTC

Sep 28, 2022

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Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon (Terra)

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S. Korean Authorities Look to Freeze $67M Bitcoin Tied to Terra's Do Kwon

Interpol has issued a Red Notice for Kwon's provisional arrest pending extradition, as a worldwide search for the Terraform Labs co-founder continues.

By Sandali Handagama Shaurya Malwa

Sep 27, 2022 at 11:09 a.m. UTC

Sep 27, 2022

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