Amitoj Singh

Amitoj Singh is a CoinDesk reporter focusing on regulation and the politics shaping the future of finance. He also presents shows for CoinDesk TV on occasion. He has previously contributed to various news organizations such as CNN, Al Jazeera, Business Insider and SBS Australia. Previously, he was Principal Anchor and News Editor at NDTV (New Delhi Television Ltd.), the go-to news network for Indians globally. Amitoj owns a marginal amount of Bitcoin and Ether below CoinDesk's disclosure threshold of $1,000.

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Policy

Hong Kong's Markets Regulator Issues Warning Against Crypto Exchange BitForex

On Feb. 23., BitForex went offline after $57 million was reportedly withdrawn from the exchange's hot wallets.

Hong Kong harbor skyline view into Kowloon

Policy

U.S. Judge Enters Default Ruling Against Ex-Coinbase Insider, Says Secondary Market Sales Are Securities Transactions

In May 2023, the SEC settled charges with Ishan Wahi and Nikhil Wahi in what it has called the "first-ever insider trading case involving cryptocurrency markets."

SEC logo (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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SEC Objects to Terraform’s $166M Retainer of Law Firm Dentons: Reuters

Additionally, the SEC has said that Terraform should not be allowed to hire law firm Dentons or pay litigation costs for employees, the report said.

SEC logo (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin Tops $63K for First Time Since November 2021

Spot bitcoin ETFs are seeing massive inflows of money and BTC is crossing $1,000 milestones one after another in quick succession.

Bitcoin price rose 20% in a week (CoinDesk)

Policy

Sam Bankman-Fried Asks for 6.5 Year Prison Term After Conviction in FTX Collapse

Bankman-Fried's lawyers objected to the Presentence Investigation Report (PSR) which recommends a sentence of 100 years in prison calling it "grotesque."

Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Republican Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Ban a CBDC in the U.S. ... Again

Senators Ted Cruz, Bill Hagerty, Rick Scott, Ted Budd and Mike Braun filed a bill titled "The CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act."

(Andy Feliciotti/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Trump: Bitcoin Has Taken on 'a Life of Its Own,' Will Probably Need Some Regulation

The former U.S. president had previously said he was "not a fan" of cryptocurrencies and called central bank digital currencies dangerous, vowing not to allow them if elected.

(NIPYATA!/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Texas Blockchain Council, Riot Platforms Sue Dept. of Energy, OMB Over 'Emergency' Survey

If the court does not intervene, the companies will be "immediately and irreparably harmed," the filing said.

(Enrique Macias/Unsplash)

Policy

FTX Estate Can Sell Near 8% Stake in AI StartUp Anthropic, Court Rules

The motion to sell around 7.84% of Anthropic that FTX held as of January 2024 had been filed in early February 2024.

John J Ray III took over as FTX CEO in November 2022 (House Committee on Financial Services)

Policy

South Korea’s Most Populated Province Traces and Collects $4.6M From Crypto Tax Evaders

South Korea’s Gyeonggi Province tax department traced the crypto accounts through the mobile numbers of the delinquents held by local authorities.

A tax warning. (Yunha Lee/CoinDesk)