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

2 Promoters of Forcount Crypto Ponzi Scheme Plead Guilty to Wire Fraud Conspiracy

Promoters of the Brazil-based crypto scam stole a collective $8.4 million from Spanish-speaking investors around the world.

Crime (niu niu / Unsplash)

Policy

U.S. House Passes Crypto Illicit Finance Bill That's Likely to be Rebuffed in Senate

The legislation would set up a federal group to assess crypto in terrorism and illicit finance and make recommendations for heading it off, but the bill isn't expected to clear the Senate.

Sheila Warren writes Sam Bankman-Fried's case is a "tale as old as fraud." (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Ethereum ETFs Approved by SEC, Bringing Popular Funds to Second-Largest Cryptocurrency

Issuers received approval for their latest S-1 filings, which means that the funds could begin trading as early as Tuesday.

SEC headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

With Biden Out, Polymarket Favors Harris for Democratic Presidential Nominee

Vice President Kamala Harris is in the strongest position after Biden's departure.

Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Tops $67K as Cryptos Rally Amid Global IT Outage; Solana's SOL Leads Altcoins

Friday's crypto rally defied past days' correlation with U.S equities, which continued their losing streak.

Bitcoin price on July 19 (CoinDesk)

Opinion

A Second Look at Third-Party Token Allegations in the SEC's Case Against Binance

A federal judge is reviewing what role third-party tokens may play in the SEC's ongoing case against Binance.

The E. Barrett Prettyman courthouse in Washington, D.C. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

In Likely Precursor to Ether ETF Approval, Most Applicants Have Submitted Their Final Forms

The forms show what issuers plan to charge customers, with Grayscale at the high end at 2.5%, while competitors including BlackRock and Fidelity pick 0.25% or lower.

Scrabble letters spelling ETF arranged a rack

Policy

Craig Wright Referred to UK Prosecutors for Consideration of Perjury Charges

Judge James Mellor also approved injunctions that prevent Wright from taking others to court again under the guise he is Satoshi Nakamoto.

Craig Wright heading to COPA trial on March 1  (Camomile Shumba/CoinDesk)

Policy

Pro-Crypto Ohio Senator J.D. Vance Is Donald Trump's Vice President Pick

Trump said that the Ohio Senator “will be strongly focused on the people he fought so brilliantly for, the American Workers and Farmers.”

Ohio Senator J.D. Vance (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Policy

Conduct Versus Code May Be the Defining Question in Roman Storm Prosecution

Prosecutors and Roman Storm's attorneys met in court Friday to argue over motions to dismiss the charges against the developer and address evidentiary questions.

Tornado Cash's Roman Storm, second from left, and his legal team – Brian Klein (left), Keri Axel and Kevin Casey – outside court in New York. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)