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

Shuttered Russian Crypto Exchange Garantex Rebrands as Grinex, Global Ledger Finds

The Swiss blockchain analytics firm said it found a trove of off and on-chain data to suggest Grinex is a direct successor to Garantex.

Moscow's International Business Center, where Federation Tower is located. Garantex and a host of other non-compliant Russian exchanges operate out of Federation Tower. (Getty Images/ValerijaP)

Finance

Sam Altman’s World Network in Talks With Visa for Stablecoin Payments Wallet: Source

The move will make World Wallet into a "mini bank account" for anyone who wants it, according to a person familiar with the plans.

The worldcoin orb. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Coinbase CLO Critiques U.S. Treasury's Claim That Court Ruling on Tornado Cash Is Moot

Grewal warns that without a final court judgment, there's no assurance that Tornado Cash won't be re-sanctioned in the future.

Paul Grewal, chief legal officer of Coinbase (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

The SEC Resets Its Crypto Relationship

The SEC's Crypto Task Force held a roundtable Friday to air out the issues with how the crypto world interacts with securities laws.

Acting SEC Chair Mark Uyeda (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

SEC 'Earnest' About Finding Workable Crypto Policy, Commissioners Say at Roundtable

The Securities and Exchange Commission's first gathering on crypto issues kicked off with assurances from commissioners that they're aiming to set effective policy.

Acting SEC Chair Mark Uyeda (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. Government Removes Tornado Cash Sanctions

Tornado Cash was sanctioned multiple times over allegations of helping Lazarus Group launder funds.

The seal of the U.S. Treasury Department.

Policy

Crypto's Fairshake PAC Backs Republicans With Last-Minute Cash in Florida Races

The high-profile campaign operation is putting $1.5 million into Florida special elections that could have significant consequences for the House GOP majority.

Fairshake Florida ad

Policy

U.S. Bank Agency Cuts 'Reputational Risk' From Exams After Crypto Sector Cites Issues

The crypto industry argued that U.S. regulators used the idea of risks to banks' reputation to pressure them to reject digital assets clients, and the OCC has answered.

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Policy

SEC Chair Nominee Paul Atkins to Face Senate Panel Next Week

Two top financial regulators in the crypto space have a date with the Senate as SEC nominee Paul Atkins and OCC pick Jonathan Gould get a March 27 hearing.

Paul Atkins and Christopher Cox

Policy

Proof-of-Work Crypto Mining Doesn’t Trigger Securities Laws, SEC Says

In a staff statement published Thursday, the SEC said that both solo mining and mining pool operations would fail the first prong of the Howey Test.

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)