Nikhilesh De

Nikhilesh De is CoinDesk's managing editor for global policy and regulation, covering regulators, lawmakers and institutions. When he's not reporting on digital assets and policy, he can be found admiring Amtrak or building LEGO trains. He owns < $50 in BTC and < $20 in ETH. He was named the Association of Cryptocurrency Journalists and Researchers' Journalist of the Year in 2020.

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U.S. Senator Tuberville Asks DOJ, SEC to Investigate Crypto Broker Prometheum

The lawmaker alleged that the company may have lied to Congress under oath or misled investors in securities filings.

Prometheum founder and co-CEO Aaron Kaplan went on CoinDesk TV to discuss is Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker-dealer license approval. (CoinDesk)

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Coinbase Knew It May Have Been Violating the Law Prior to the SEC's Lawsuit, Regulator Claims

The SEC pushed back against a previous Coinbase filing which argued that the regulator did not have sufficient jurisdiction to bring a lawsuit.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)

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Binance Feels Strain of World’s Regulators Leaping Into Action

This week’s Australian probe, which sought out Binance employees outside the office, is only one of a growing list of legal entanglements facing the world’s biggest crypto exchange.

Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao (CoinDesk, modified by PhotoMosh)

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Gemini Sues Digital Currency Group and Founder Barry Silbert Alleging 'Fraud'

The lawsuit is the latest escalation by Gemini, which is trying to recover funds for its Earn program held by DCG subsidiary Genesis.

Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss at TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2015 (TechCrunch/Wikimedia)

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Big Banks, NY Fed’s Innovation Group See Merit in Digital Ledgers for Global Payments

NY Fed’s innovation center worked with Citi, HSBC and other banks on the concept of a network for wholesale payments on a shared ledger, finding the idea has potential benefits.

(David Merrett/Flickr)

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Will 2023 Be the Year of the Bitcoin ETF?

The hype is back. Has the market changed enough?

(Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

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Israeli Lawmakers Support Axing Crypto Capital Gains Tax for Foreigners

A bill exempting foreign residents from capital gains taxes on crypto sales, and lowering tax on stock-options-like crypto options for employees has passed a preliminary reading in the Knesset.

Israel's parliament. (Rafael Nir/Unsplash)

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Court Orders Kraken to Turn Over History Transaction and Account Information to IRS

The IRS first filed a court petition in February.

Consensus 2018 Sponsor branding kraken (CoinDesk)

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Coinbase Will Be Surveillance Partner for Fidelity, Other Bitcoin ETFs, Refiled Applications Say

The SEC told Cboe it needed to name its partner earlier Friday.

Photo of the SEC logo on a building wall

Policy

The Crypto Industry’s New Favorite Punching Bag – Prometheum – Asks for a Chance

Its SEC-praising co-CEO insists he’s pro-crypto and just needs a little time to prove his company can trade digital assets, even if the token issuers would rather it didn’t.

Prometheum founder and co-CEO Aaron Kaplan went on CoinDesk TV to discuss is Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker-dealer license approval. (CoinDesk)