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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NY Fed, Singapore Regulator Verify CBDC Interoperability, Payment Speeds in Latest Test

The report is part of the Fed and MAS's ongoing joint Project Cedar/Project Ubin research.

The U.S. Federal Reserve is taking a more cautious approach towards CBDCs than in many other countries, including China.

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Coin Cafe Ordered By New York AG to Pay Back $4.3M in Fraudulent Fees

The New York Attorney General’s office said it reached an agreement for the trading platform to return fees to investors it overcharged and misled.

New York Attorney General Letitia James (Monica Schipper/Getty Images)

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Filecoin Price Drops After SEC Asks Grayscale to Withdraw Application to Make Trust Reporting

Grayscale announced last month that the SEC suggested FIL might be a security.

Photo of the SEC logo on a building wall

Policy

SEC Can't Seal Docs Tied to Hinman's Ether Speech, Judge in Ripple Suit Rules

The order deals a blow to the SEC in its longstanding procedural fight against Ripple.

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Coinbase Hasn't Proven SEC Needs to Create Crypto-Specific Rules, Regulator Says

Coinbase asked a federal appeals court to force the SEC to respond to a petition last month.

Photo of the SEC logo on a building wall

Policy

House Democrats Consider New Stablecoin Bill Proposal: Source

The proposal comes weeks after Republicans introduced their own discussion draft of a new bill.

Key U.S. lawmakers met Thursday to talk about how to advance stablecoin legislation. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Previewing Congress's Joint Crypto Regulation Hearing

Congress is holding the first of several planned joint hearings on crypto legislation.

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FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Moves to Dismiss Most Criminal Charges Against Him

Bankman-Fried did not move to dismiss charges tied to securities fraud or money laundering.

Sam Bankman-Fried (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

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U.S. Crypto Exchange Bittrex Files for Bankruptcy in Delaware

Bittrex already announced its intention to exit the U.S., but also faces an SEC enforcement action.

Bittrex filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. (Marco Verch/Flickr)

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Wrapping Up Consensus 2023

Missed Consensus 2023? Catch up on some of the most important conversations here.

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