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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French regulators are considering how to treat decentralized finance. (Alexander Kagan/Unsplash)
DeFi Could Be Forced to Incorporate and Certify, French Central Bank Says
Regulators are seeking to extend EU laws to cover decentralized structures in finance.
French regulators are considering how to treat decentralized finance. (Alexander Kagan/Unsplash)
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EU Consultation Warns on Risk of Big Players Becoming Metaverse Gatekeepers
The European Commission raised the risks to privacy, openness, cybersecurity and equality in online virtual worlds.
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The European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany. (Hans-Peter Merten/Getty Images)
Major Crypto Firms Need Extra Rules, Global Cooperation, ECB’s McCaul Says
The central banker said firms like Binance should be forced to disclose legal status and lines of accountability, with extra rules on top of the European Union's upcoming MiCA...
The European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany. (Hans-Peter Merten/Getty Images)
Craig Wright (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for CoinGeek)
Craig Wright’s UK Contempt of Court Case Over Alleged Embargo Breach Abandoned
Judges at the High Court in London said they didn’t have the resources to explore the issue fully.
Craig Wright (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for CoinGeek)
Binance Logo (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Voyager-Binance.US Legal Fight Must Be Resolved by April 13, Court Documents Say
Voyager Digital's creditors stand to lose $100 million if delays caused by government objections to Binance.US' deal to buy Voyager drag on.
Binance Logo (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)
U.S. Government Case Against Voyager-Binance.US Deal Has 'Substantial' Merits, Judge Says
District Judge Jennifer Rearden has put the $1 billion deal on hold but said she’d expedite an appeal to avoid too much delay
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)
France's National Assembly passed a measure to ban social-media influencers from promoting unlicensed crypto products. (Shutterstock)
French Crypto Influencer Ban Will Harm Country’s Attractiveness, Industry Group Says
Proposals to stop social-media stars promoting unlicensed companies were approved by the National Assembly Thursday.
France's National Assembly passed a measure to ban social-media influencers from promoting unlicensed crypto products. (Shutterstock)
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Euroclear May Launch Digital Bond Settlement Platform This Year, Staffer Says
The move follows interest in securities trading using central bank digital currencies.
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Terra Community AMA with Do Kwon (April 2021)  (Terra, modified by CoinDesk)
Do Kwon Extradition Sought by U.S., South Korea, Montenegro Justice Minister Says
Marko Kovac said the Terraform Lab founder's extradition proceedings would follow a criminal proceeding for ID document forgery.
Terra Community AMA with Do Kwon (April 2021)  (Terra, modified by CoinDesk)
New EU guidance has implications for banks' crypto dealings. (fhm/Getty Images)
European Banking Regulator Calls Attention to Digital Ledger Technology
Draft guidance from the European Banking Authority says the technology must be considered when banking supervisors look at the risk of money laundering.
New EU guidance has implications for banks' crypto dealings. (fhm/Getty Images)