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

U.S. Court Will Rule on Terraform Labs' Push to Dismiss SEC Lawsuit Within a Month

Terraform Labs' lawyers argued UST was not a security because it was designed for commerce, rather than as an investment.

Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon on CoinDesk TV in December.

Policy

Crypto Lender Abra Has Been Insolvent for Months, State Regulators Say

State regulators say Abra held tens of millions of dollars' worth of assets on now bankrupt platforms.

Bill Barhydt of Abra (CoinDesk)

Policy

Judge Allows FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried to Go to Trial on Only Wire Fraud, Political Contribution Charges for Now

A U.S. federal judge in New York revealed skepticism of the arguments from SBF's defense attorneys in a hearing on their motions to dismiss several counts.

(Elizabeth Napolitano / CoinDesk)

Finance

BlackRock Close to Filing for Bitcoin ETF Application: Source

BlackRock will be using Coinbase (COIN) Custody for the ETF and the crypto exchange’s spot market data for pricing, the source said.

BlackRock headquarters (Shutterstock)

Policy

U.S. Justice Department Agrees to Try Sam Bankman-Fried on Original Charges Only for Now

Sam Bankman-Fried moved to dismiss most of the charges brought against him last month.

Sam Bankman-Fried (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

Policy

Binance.US, SEC Ordered to Start Negotiations Wednesday Amid Asset Freeze Tussle

A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday rebuffed SEC's request to order a freeze on Binance.US' assets – provided the parties could agree on limits.

French authorities sentenced two men to jail for using crypto to fund terrorism in Syria (Shutterstock)

Policy

SEC Says It May Make a Recommendation on Coinbase Petition Within 4 Months

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) hasn't made a decision on whether it will respond to Coinbase's petition for rulemaking and its enforcement action against the crypto trading platform isn't inconsistent with any decision on rulemaking, the regulator said Tuesday.

Paul Grewal, Chief Legal Officer, Coinbase (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. Judge Rebuffs SEC Request for Binance.US Asset Freeze for Now

The federal judge ordered the Securities and Exchange Commission and Binance lawyers to keep negotiating about limits on the company, reporting back to her by Thursday.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Binance Goes to Court Against the SEC

Binance and Binance.US have made their case against the SEC's motion to freeze all Binance.US funds.

Binance's Changpeng "CZ" Zhao

Policy

Hinman Emails Reveal 2018 Speech on Ether Drew Input From Multiple SEC Officials

A number of SEC officials deliberated about how clear the famous speech actually was about ETH’s status.

Photo of the SEC logo on a building wall