Nikhilesh De

Nikhilesh De is CoinDesk's managing editor for global policy and regulation, covering regulators, lawmakers and institutions. He owns < $50 in BTC and < $20 in ETH. He won a Gerald Loeb award in the beat reporting category as part of CoinDesk's blockbuster FTX coverage in 2023, and was named the Association of Cryptocurrency Journalists and Researchers' Journalist of the Year in 2020.

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Coinbase Snags Former SEC Director Brett Redfearn Ahead of Public Listing

Recent regulatory developments "are paving the way for greater opportunities for the crypto economy," he said.

Former SEC Director of Trading and Markets Brett Redfearn will oversee Coinbase's exchange operations and its custody and brokerage businesses.

Regulación

State of Crypto: FATF's New Guidance Takes Aim at DeFi

The Financial Action Task Force addressed DeFi and NFTs in its new proposed draft guidance, but its new definitions might be extremely broad.

(Hervé Cortinat/OECD, modified by CoinDesk)

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Tether Takes Step Toward Transparency With First Accounting Firm Report Card

The report is similar to those produced by other stablecoin issuers like Centre or Paxos.

Tether Chief Technology Officer Paolo Ardoino. Tether issues the USDT stablecoin.

Regulación

State of Crypto: What’s Next for the OCC?

The OCC published a number of crypto-friendly pieces of guidance last year. The next head of this banking regulator could undo this work.

USOCC logo

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Coinbase Settles With CFTC for $6.5M Over Old Trading Practices

Coinbase will pay a $6.5 million fine to settle allegations it self-traded cryptocurrencies between 2015 and 2018.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (center)

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Twitter Hacker Will Serve 3 Years for Mass Crypto Phishing Scheme

Graham Ivan Clark will also serve three years of probation following the jail term.

Twitter

Regulación

State of Crypto: NYDFS Hackathon Is 'Testament' to Crypto's Growth

NYDFS held a two-week event with crypto industry participants to evaluate ways of upgrading its data collection tools and practices.

Linda Lacewell

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FTX in Talks to Sponsor Miami Heat's NBA Arena: Report

The talks are another sign that crypto is breaking into the mainstream in 2021.

FTX is reportedly in talks to rename American Airlines Arena, home of the NBA's Miami Heat.

Tecnología

People Keep Tokenizing Other Users' Art. Here's How Artists Can Protect Their Work

Copyright law can protect artists if their work is tokenized without their permission.

All About NFTs

Finanzas

Former US Senator Joins Binance as Policy Adviser and Government Liaison

Baucus will guide the crypto exchange in its dealings with U.S. regulators.

Max Baucus, former U.S. senator and ambassador to China, is joining Binance as an adviser.