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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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

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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

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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

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Lagos, Nigeria (Nupo Deyon Daniel/Unsplash)

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Binance Nigeria Moved $26B Worth of Untraceable Funds in 2023, Central Bank Chief Says: Reports

The country's facing a crippling foreign exchange crisis and looking for ways to limit capital outflows, including via crypto.

By Sandali Handagama

Feb 28, 2024 at 1:56 p.m. UTC

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Still from Craig Wright's testimony on day three of the Hodlonaut vs. Craig Wright trial on Sept. 14, 2022. (Bitcoin Magazine/YouTube)

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Craig Wright's Former Lawyers Say Emails Shared by Wife Are Fake as COPA Trial Heats Up

The emails were disclosed by Wright's counsel after COPA's expert witness Patrick Madden spent a tense day on the stand.

By Sandali Handagama

Feb 26, 2024 at 6:37 p.m. UTC

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Frankfurt to Host New EU Money Laundering Watchdog Tasked With Monitoring Crypto

The Anti-Money Laundering Authority is part of a broader effort by the European Union to combat illicit fund flows, and is ready to begin work as early as Friday, officials sa...

By Sandali Handagama

Feb 22, 2024 at 7:58 p.m. UTC

Feb 22, 2024

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Nigerian flag (Emmanuel Ikwuegbu/Unsplash)

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Coinbase Pushes Back on Reports It's Blocked in Nigeria

Multiple outlets have reported other platforms such as Kraken and Binance have also been blocked under government orders.

By Sandali Handagama

Feb 22, 2024 at 5:10 p.m. UTC

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European Central Bank building in Frankfurt, Germany. (Photo by Jeremy Moeller/Getty Images)

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Bitcoin ETF Approval Comparable to 'Naked Emperor’s New Clothes,’ ECB Officials Say

The U.S. SEC’s approval of multiple spot ETFs and the billions of dollars that have poured in since don't make Bitcoin a good investment or a better means of payment, the cent...

By Sandali Handagama

Feb 22, 2024 at 11:39 a.m. UTC

Feb 22, 2024

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