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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Policy

Coinbase Hasn't Proven SEC Needs to Create Crypto-Specific Rules, Regulator Says

Coinbase asked a federal appeals court to force the SEC to respond to a petition last month.

Photo of the SEC logo on a building wall

Policy

House Democrats Consider New Stablecoin Bill Proposal: Source

The proposal comes weeks after Republicans introduced their own discussion draft of a new bill.

Key U.S. lawmakers met Thursday to talk about how to advance stablecoin legislation. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Previewing Congress's Joint Crypto Regulation Hearing

Congress is holding the first of several planned joint hearings on crypto legislation.

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Policy

FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Moves to Dismiss Most Criminal Charges Against Him

Bankman-Fried did not move to dismiss charges tied to securities fraud or money laundering.

Sam Bankman-Fried (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. Crypto Exchange Bittrex Files for Bankruptcy in Delaware

Bittrex already announced its intention to exit the U.S., but also faces an SEC enforcement action.

Bittrex filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. (Marco Verch/Flickr)

Policy

Wrapping Up Consensus 2023

Missed Consensus 2023? Catch up on some of the most important conversations here.

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Finance

Coinbase to Stop Issuing New Loans Via Coinbase Borrow

May 10 is the final day customers will be allowed to take out new loans through the program.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)

Policy

FTX Seeks to Claw Back Nearly $4B in Ongoing Bankruptcy Case

There will be a hearing on May 25 to discuss the motion by the FTX estate.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Exchange Poloniex Agrees to $7.6M Fee to Settle Sanctions Violation Charges

Poloniex allegedly did not maintain proper know-your-customer practices between 2014 and 2019.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Opinion

5 Consensus 2023 Takeaways

CoinDesk editorial team members convened to share their insights on the pivotal topics that will influence the future direction of the crypto industry.

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