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

US Wants to Promote 'Responsible Innovation,' Deputy Treasury Secretary Says

Adewale Adeyemo oversees much of the U.S. Treasury Department’s crypto work. He spoke to CoinDesk at Consensus about what he’s seeing and how he’s approaching the sector.

Deputy Treasury Secretary Adewale Adeyemo (ShutterStock for CoinDesk)

Policy

Digital Dollar Would Secure Greenback as Global Reserve Currency, Lawmaker Argues

Rep. Jim Himes published a 15-page white paper arguing in favor of a digital dollar.

U.S. Rep. Jim Himes (Joshua Roberts - Pool/Getty Images)

Policy

Crypto Industry Is Still 'Embryonic,' WEF Finance Lead Says

I spoke recently with Matthew Blake, who looks at the future of finance (among other things) at the World Economic Forum, on the industry’s prominence during this year’s meeting.

World Economic Forum Head of the Future of Financial and Monetary Systems Matthew Blake (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

Policy

UK Government Backtracks on Unhosted Wallet Data Collection Proposal

The government said it didn't make sense to require all senders of funds to private crypto wallets to collect recipients' identification details.

UK Parliament

Finance

Terraform Labs, Founder, VC Firms Sued on Claims That Investors Were Misled

The plaintiff alleges the so-called "Terra Tokens" resembled securities, regardless of investor perception.

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Policy

This Is the Time for Lawsuits

The market is turning down, but the number of legal filings certainly isn't.

Consensus 2022 entry hall (Consensus/Shutterstock for CoinDesk)

Policy

In Conversation With the Federal Reserve Chief Innovation Officer

I spoke to Fed Chief Innovation Officer Sunayna Tuteja about the central bank’s innovation team during Consensus 2022.

Sunayna Tuteja, Federal Reserve System Chief Innovation Office (Consensus/Shutterstock for CoinDesk)

Finance

BitMEX’s Delo Will Not Face Prison After Guilty Plea

Ben Delo pleaded guilty to charges of violating the Bank Secrecy Act earlier this year.

BitMEX Co-Founder Ben Delo surrendered to authorities Monday.

Policy

SEC Chair Gensler Suggests Lummis-Gillibrand Bill May ‘Undermine’ Market Protections

The regulator warned the bill might enable stock exchanges and mutual funds to escape SEC oversight.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin, Ether Plunge Anew as Celsius Halts Withdrawals

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for June 13, 2022.

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