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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Tech

Swift and Chainlink Will Test Connecting Over a Dozen Financial Institutions to Blockchain Networks

In a new set of experiments, Swift will collaborate with major financial market institutions like the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC), Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ), BNP Paribas, BNY Mellon, Citi, Clearstream, Euroclear and Lloyds Banking Group.

Sergey Nazarov (left) and Jonathan Ehrenfeld Solé (Chainlink Labs)

Policy

Coinbase Violated Securities Laws With Staking Program, Multiple U.S. State Regulators Allege

The crypto exchange is facing scrutiny from a task force of 10 U.S. state securities regulators including in Alabama and California after getting sued by the SEC on the same day.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)

Policy

SEC Sues Coinbase on Unregistered Securities Exchange Allegations

The suit comes a day after the SEC sued Binance.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)

Policy

SEC Sues Crypto Exchange Binance and CEO Changpeng Zhao, Alleging Multiple Securities Violations

The company already faces a suit from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Binance CEO and founder Changpeng Zhao (Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)

Policy

Covering the 2024 Presidential Election

Candidates have declared and we are off to the races.

(Michael Heise/Unsplash)

Policy

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren Calls for Shutdown of Crypto Funding for Fentanyl

In a Senate hearing, a top U.S. Treasury official said Chinese drug makers have found crypto payments “appealing,” and Warren cited Elliptic research to back a push for legislation.

Prescription fentanyl (Daniel Tahar/Wikimedia Commons)

Policy

EU’s Banking Regulator Highlights AML Risks in Privacy Coins, Self-Hosted Wallets

The European Banking Authority wants to extend money laundering guidance to crypto firms and banks that trade with them

The EU wants to tackle crypto money laundering (Alexa/Pixabay)

Policy

Texas Bill That Would Limit Miners' Participation in Cost-Saving Grid Programs Stopped in House Committee

The legislation would have capped the industry's participation in demand response programs.

Texas flag. (Shutterstock)

Policy

Former Coinbase Employee, U.S. SEC Settle Insider Trading Charges

The SEC brought charges alongside the Department of Justice in 2022.

(Chesnot/Getty Images)

Policy

U.S. CFTC Warns About Clearing Derivatives Tied to Digital Assets

The derivatives agency said that clearing organizations need to address risks as they move into the crypto space, and Commissioner Johnson suggests it's time for agency rules on this point.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission would be granted far-reaching authority over crypto trading and regulation in a new Senate bill. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)