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

What the Regulators Said at DC Fintech Week

A number of high-profile regulators weighed in on crypto and related issues.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

US Judge Removes Legal Firm Roche Freedman From Class Action Against Tether, Bitfinex: Report

The firm was removed even after its controversial founder Kyle Roche filed to withdraw from the case.

French authorities sentenced two men to jail for using crypto to fund terrorism in Syria (Shutterstock)

Policy

US Judge Allows Crypto Advocates to Join Ooki Defense Against CFTC

LeXpunK Army and the DeFi Education Fund asked for permission to argue the CFTC could not serve Ooki DAO members through website chat bot.

CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam (Suzanne Cordeiro/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

Regulators Should Use 'Range of Options' in Fintech, Fed's Barr Says

Sometimes just identifying risks is enough to change risky behavior, said Michael Barr, the Federal Reserve's vice chair for supervision.

Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Think Tank Coin Center Sues US Treasury Over Tornado Cash Sanctions

Coin Center is backing a second lawsuit against the U.S. Treasury Department, alleging its sanctioning of Tornado Cash overstepped legal bounds.

Coin Center Executive Director Jerry Brito (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Mixers Haven't 'Slowed' DOJ Investigations, Director Says

U.S. Department of Justice Crypto Enforcement Team Director Eun Young Choi said mixers cause a "multiplier effect" but aren't "necessarily" slowing investigations down.

DOJ Director of Crypto Enforcement Team Eun Young Choi (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Exchange Bittrex to Pay $30M in US Treasury Sanctions Settlement

Crypto exchange Bittrex will pay the U.S. Treasury Department’s sanctions and money laundering watchdogs $30 million to settle allegations it maintained a poor compliance program between 2014 and 2017.

(Morgan Brown/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

What’s Inside the FSOC’s Long-awaited Report on Crypto Regulation

The Financial Stability Oversight Council published its own report on crypto regulations, calling for Congress to designate a spot market regulator.

FSOC met to discuss the report prior to its publication on Monday. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Policy

US Officials Charge California Resident With Using Bitcoin to Launder $5.3M in Drug Proceeds

Federal officials alleged that John Khuu sold fake drugs for cryptocurrency, making over $5 million in the process.

(Towfiqu Barbhuiya/Unsplash)

Finance

Celsius’ Top Execs Cashed Out $17M in Crypto Before Bankruptcy

Ex-CEO Alex Mashinsky and ex-CSO Daniel Leon pulled bitcoin, ether, USDC and CEL holdings from their custody accounts in May, before the company suspended all customer withdrawals.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk archives)