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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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The Paris-based European Banking Agency is hiring crypto experts. (Sylvain Sonnet/Getty Images)
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EU Banking Authority to Hire Crypto Experts as It Prepares for MiCA Law
The Paris-based agency will regulate large stablecoins and make rules under the landmark licensing legislation.
The Paris-based European Banking Agency is hiring crypto experts. (Sylvain Sonnet/Getty Images)
By Jack Schickler
Mar 22, 2023 at 11:48 a.m. UTC
Mar 22, 2023
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IRS Seeks to Tax NFTs Like Other Collectibles
NFTs will be taxed like the underlying assets until final rules are agreed on how to treat digital proofs of ownership held in retirement accounts
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By Jack Schickler
Mar 21, 2023 at 2:56 p.m. UTC
Mar 21, 2023
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The U.K. needs to stop crypto getting "debanked," lobbyists say (Lingxiao Xie/Getty Images)
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UK Crypto White List Needed to Solve 'Debanking,' Lobby Group Says
British banks have said they keep customers away from crypto for their own protection.
The U.K. needs to stop crypto getting "debanked," lobbyists say (Lingxiao Xie/Getty Images)
By Jack Schickler
Mar 21, 2023 at 11:43 a.m. UTC
Mar 21, 2023
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The ECB is getting a lot of requests for crypto licenses from fintech banks. (Hans-Peter Merten/Getty Images)
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EU Crypto Banking License Procedures Are Too Inconsistent, ECB Says
Most requests for licenses have come from banks in Germany.
The ECB is getting a lot of requests for crypto licenses from fintech banks. (Hans-Peter Merten/Getty Images)
By Jack Schickler
Mar 21, 2023 at 11:30 a.m. UTC
Mar 21, 2023
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The Louvre in Paris, France (Kiran Ridley/Getty Images)
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Circle Seeks to Register in France, Ramping Up European Play
The stablecoin issuer wants to expand European operations and prepare for new reserve requirements under the EU’s MiCA law.
The Louvre in Paris, France (Kiran Ridley/Getty Images)
By Jack Schickler
Mar 21, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. UTC
Mar 21, 2023
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Belgium's financial regulator is requiring that crypto ads warn of the risk of investing in digital assets. (Kutay Tanir/Getty Images)
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Belgian Crypto Ads Must Warn of Risks Under New Rules
The Financial Services and Markets Authority will have to be notified of major ad campaigns, as a survey reveals crypto investors are often trying to get rich quick.
Belgium's financial regulator is requiring that crypto ads warn of the risk of investing in digital assets. (Kutay Tanir/Getty Images)
By Jack Schickler
Mar 20, 2023 at 1:01 p.m. UTC
Mar 20, 2023
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EU lawmakers will debate a landmark crypto law in April. (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)
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EU’s MiCA Crypto Law Debate Scheduled for April 18
A final vote on the bloc’s Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation, which brings in a new licensing regime, is due April 19.
EU lawmakers will debate a landmark crypto law in April. (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)
By Jack Schickler
Mar 20, 2023 at 10:40 a.m. UTC
Mar 20, 2023
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FTX's new management team is accusing FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried of using an FTX entity in the Bahamas to further his alleged fraud. (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)
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FTX’s Bahamas Arm a ‘Nullity’ That Should Be Stripped of Assets: Court Filings
The Caribbean arm is a mere shell to further Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud, FTX's new management says.
FTX's new management team is accusing FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried of using an FTX entity in the Bahamas to further his alleged fraud. (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)
By Jack Schickler
Mar 20, 2023 at 10:09 a.m. UTC
Mar 20, 2023
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Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Karl Hendon/Getty Images)
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Netherlands Will Take Tough Line Enforcing MiCA, Dutch Regulator Says
Laura van Geest said she won’t undercut new EU crypto laws, even if that drives business from the country.
Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Karl Hendon/Getty Images)
By Jack Schickler
Mar 17, 2023 at 3:07 p.m. UTC
Mar 17, 2023
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European Parliament member Johan Van Overtveldt says crypto should be banned. (Thierry Tronnel/Corbis/Getty Images)
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Former Belgian Finance Minister Calls for Crypto Ban in Wake of Banking Crisis
Johan Van Overtveldt, economic spokesman for the right-wing ECR political party in the European Parliament, compared crypto to drugs.
European Parliament member Johan Van Overtveldt says crypto should be banned. (Thierry Tronnel/Corbis/Getty Images)
By Jack Schickler
Mar 17, 2023 at 11:27 a.m. UTC
Mar 17, 2023
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