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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'Unanimous Verdict, Your Honor': Sam Bankman-Fried's Conviction Was Inevitable

Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty by a jury of his peers on all counts.

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Sam Bankman-Fried Guilty on All 7 Counts in FTX Fraud Trial

A tentative sentencing date was set for March 28, 2024. Bankman-Fried could spend decades in prison and potentially up to 115 years.

Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Sam Bankman-Fried Lambasted by Prosecutor Right Before Jurors Began Deciding His Fate: SBF Thought 'He Could Fool the World'

A verdict in the SBF trial could come before the end of Thursday – on the first anniversary of the CoinDesk scoop that caused his empire to crumble.

Sam Bankman-Fried leaves his arraignment and bail hearing on Dec. 22, 2022, in New York City. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

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The Case Against Sam Bankman-Fried

The jury will begin deliberations by the end of Thursday.

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Sam Bankman-Fried Survived His Testimony. Next Up: The Jury

Wednesday will bring closing arguments in the criminal fraud case against the founder of FTX, the crypto exchange that collapsed nearly a year ago.

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As Sam Bankman-Fried Fraud Trial Nears Close, a Terse Judge Sets Jury Instructions

Bankman-Fried's lawyers argued the jury should be instructed on English law because it governed FTX's terms of service. "I apply the law of New York," Judge Lewis Kaplan said.

Judge Lewis A. Kaplan (Administrative Office of the United States Courts)

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Sam Bankman-Fried Again Blames Underlings for Woes as FTX Founder Wraps Up Testimony

"So, it's your testimony that your supervisees told you to stop asking questions?" asked a prosecutor. "Did you call in your lieutenants and ask 'who spent $8 billion?'"

FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried exiting a federal courthouse in New York last year. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Sam Bankman-Fried Needs Better Answers on the Stand

Bankman-Fried was charming in front of reporters before FTX collapsed. Now he's just defensive.

FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried exiting a federal courthouse in New York last year. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Bankman-Fried Had a Hairy Day in Court

And he's still got more to go.

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