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

Cboe's BZX Exchange Files to Launch Ark 21Shares, VanEck Spot Ether ETFs

If approved, these would be the first spot ether ETFs in the U.S.

Cboe (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Policy

Celsius Network Files 'Adversary Complaint' Against EquitiesFirst to Recover Assets

The private lender owed Celsius $439 million of assets as of July 2022.

(Mustang Joe/Flickr)

Policy

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Motion for Pretrial Release Goes Before 3-Judge Panel

The former FTX CEO is trying to win back his freedom – at least temporarily – to prepare for his October trial.

Sam Bankman-Fried leaving court on Feb. 16, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

Policy

Genesis Global Capital Files for Over $600M in Unpaid DCG Loans: Court Docs

Genesis claims DCG owes it $500 million from one set of loans, alongside another 4,550 BTC owed from DCG International.

Barry Silbert. CEO & Founder Digital Currency Group (DCG)

Policy

Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm Pleads Not Guilty to Money Laundering, Other Charges

Prosecutors allege that Storm and fellow developers Roman Semenov and Alexey Pertsev helped bad actors launder over $1 billion in stolen crypto.

(Shutterstock)

Policy

Looking at Uniswap and Crypto’s New Favorite Ruling

A federal judge took the current state of federal securities laws to task in a ruling dismissing a lawsuit against Uniswap Labs.

(James Lee/Unsplash)

Policy

Sam Bankman-Fried's Laptop Has a New Battery Now, DOJ Says

A joint letter filed Tuesday details the amount of access the FTX founder has to discovery material.

Sam Bankman-Fried outside court in July 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

Coinbase Creates New Crypto Lending Service Geared Toward Large Investors

Coinbase (COIN) raised $57 million for the platform as of Sept. 1, according to an SEC filing.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)

Policy

SEC Hasn't Met Requirements to Argue for an Appeal, Ripple Says

Ripple opposed the SEC motion to try and appeal a federal judge's ruling in its case against the crypto company from July.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler and Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse (Kevin Dietsch/Getty and Scott Moore/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Finance

OKX Planning Web3 Foray Into India, Chief Marketing Officer Says

OKX plans to scale up its wallet services "exponentially" by tapping into India's much-talked-about developer community.

New Delhi, India (Unsplash)