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 New York Department of Financial Services regulates crypto in the state. (Flickr)

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New York Regulator Seeks Tougher Norms for Adding, De-Listing Crypto Coins

Licensees in the state will have to set out technology, market and regulatory risks for listed cryptocurrencies under the state’s BitLicense regime.

By Jack Schickler

Sep 18, 2023 at 2:06 p.m. UTC

Sep 18, 2023

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Malta Seeks to Change Its Crypto Rulebook to Get Ready for MiCA

The country's financial watchdog wants to align its framework with EU-wide rules set to take effect in 2024.

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Sep 18, 2023 at 11:03 a.m. UTC

Sep 18, 2023

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A crypto mining rig in Washington state (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

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Celsius, Core Scientific Resolve Acrimonious Mining Dispute With $45M Deal

Celsius had previously claimed hundreds of millions in damages in a squabble over unpaid dues that led to its mining rigs being powered down.

By Jack Schickler

Sep 15, 2023 at 9:45 a.m. UTC

Sep 15, 2023

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CEO of Binance Changpeng Zhao at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

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Binance.US Not Playing Ball With Probe, SEC Says, as Focus Turns to Custody Arm Ceffu

Securities regulators have complained the exchange is unregistered, and worry about assets being shifted overseas.

By Jack Schickler

Sep 15, 2023 at 6:32 a.m. UTC

Sep 15, 2023

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Bittrex filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. in May 2023 (Flickr/Alpha Photo)

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Surprisingly Few U.S. Customers Want Their Bittrex Money Back

The U.S. Secret Service kept millions on the exchange, company lawyers told a bankruptcy court – but other creditors have been strangely reluctant to ask for their funds back

By Jack Schickler

Sep 13, 2023 at 3:58 p.m. UTC

Sep 13, 2023

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John J Ray III took over as FTX CEO in November (House Committee on Financial Services)

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FTX Tweaks Crypto Sale Proposal to Placate U.S. Government

The bankrupt crypto exchange wants to sell off its billions of dollars in crypto before returning funds to creditors – but doesn’t want markets forewarned

By Jack Schickler

Sep 13, 2023 at 6:29 a.m. UTC

Sep 13, 2023

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Central bank digital currencies have raised privacy concerns (Flickr)

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Hong Kong-Israel CBDC Project Examines Security, Privacy, Accessibility

Project Sela claims to settle directly on central bank balance sheets without compromising people's data

By Jack Schickler

Sep 12, 2023 at 8:55 a.m. UTC

Sep 12, 2023

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Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky (left) and attorney Marc Mukasey outside a courthouse in New York on July 25, 2023. (Anna Baydakova/CoinDesk)

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Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky Seeks to Quash U.S. FTC Case

Mashinsky was arrested in July on allegations of misleading investors and manipulating the CEL token, after Celsius declared bankruptcy

By Jack Schickler

Sep 12, 2023 at 6:15 a.m. UTC

Sep 12, 2023

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Nassau, the Bahamas, where FTX owns hundreds of millions of dollars of real estate (Flickr)

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FTX Holds $1.16B in SOL, $200M in Bahamas Real Estate, Court Filing Says

The company says it paid billions to executives including founder Sam Bankman-Fried before filing for bankruptcy last year.

By Jack Schickler

Sep 11, 2023 at 2:34 p.m. UTC

Sep 11, 2023

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Celsius is being sold to crypto consortium Fahrenheit (Pixabay)

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Steve Kokinos, Creditors Named to Run Celsius 2.0

Executives from WeWork, Lehman Brothers and miner US Bitcoin will serve on the board of the crypto lender’s successor, as will two members of Celsius’ own creditor committee

By Jack Schickler

Sep 11, 2023 at 9:26 a.m. UTC

Sep 11, 2023

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