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

Celsius’ Third Bankruptcy Hearing Yields Little in the Way of Customer Relief

The three-hour hearing was largely spent on a back-and-forth over whether custodial account holders will be able to get their money back.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk archives)

Policy

Crypto Lender Celsius Files to Return Custody Clients' Funds

Celsius said these funds are not part of the bankruptcy estate, unlike funds from Earn and Borrow clients.

Alex Mashinsky, Founder and CEO of Celsius Network (CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Lender Celsius Faces Another Group of Customers Who Want Their Money Back

More than 60 of Celsius’ custodial-account holders petitioned a bankruptcy court to force the crypto lender to send them their funds back outside of the proceedings.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky (Piaras Ó Mídheach/Web Summit via Sportsfile)

Finance

Crypto Lawyer Kyle Roche Withdraws From Tether, Bitfinex, TRON and BitMEX Lawsuits After CryptoLeaks Scandal

The founding partner of upstart law firm Roche Freedman had been accused of starting frivolous class-action lawsuits to harm competitors of blockchain project Avalanche.

The Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Courthouse in New York (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Policy

The SEC Is Getting Clearer About How It Plans to Regulate Crypto

We're reading between the lines of Grayscale's recent disclosures about SEC inquiries.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington D.C. (Getty Images)

Policy

Crypto Lender Voyager Can Pay Employees 'Retention' Bonuses, US Judge Rules

Judge Michael Wiles also agreed to withhold the names and titles of the employees who may receive the bonuses.

Voyager CEO Steve Ehrlich (right) with Robert Dykes of Caspian at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Banks Are One Step Closer to Reality Under New Fed Guidance

The Federal Reserve’s guidance for approving master account access is a major milestone for crypto banks, but it still leaves much to be desired.

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Joshua Woroniecki/Unsplash)

Policy

US Lawmaker Emmer Asks Treasury Department to Explain Tornado Cash Sanctions

Treasury's sanctions watchdog sanctioned Tornado Cash earlier this month on allegations it helped North Korea's Lazarus Group launder millions of stolen crypto funds.

Congressman Tom Emmer (house.gov)

Policy

Voyager Customers Say No to 'Retention' Bonuses for Employees of Bankrupt Crypto Lender

Voyager wanted $1.9 million to pay bonuses to 38 employees it called "essential" to its continued operation.

Voyager CEO Steve Ehrlich at Consensus 2019. (CoinDesk)

Policy

Canadian Bank Regulator Details Crypto Liquidity, Backing Rules

Canada joins U.S. and European authorities in explaining how its supervised entities can engage with crypto.

(Jason Hafso/Unsplash)