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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Finance

Without Details, Tron's Justin Sun Says He's 'Putting Together Solution' for FTX

Binance announced it would not acquire FTX earlier Wednesday.

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Policy

FTX Faces US Justice Department Probe: Report

FTX already faced other state and federal investigations.

El ex CEO de FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

US Sanctions 3 Individuals, Dozens of Bitcoin, Ether and Bitcoin Cash Addresses on Opioid Allegations

Sanctioned individuals allegedly sold drugs to U.S. markets through online markets.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

The Collapse of the FTX Empire

We'll talk about elections next week.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (CoinDesk)

Policy

Midterm Elections 2022: Crypto Live Blog

CoinDesk reporters track the 2022 election.

U.S. Capitol Building (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Policy

US Treasury Adds to Tornado Cash Sanctions With North Korea WMD Allegations

OFAC first added Tornado Cash to its sanctions list in August.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

Policy

CBDCs Could Reduce FX Transaction Speeds to 10 Seconds, NY Fed Says

The New York Fed simulated foreign exchange transactions using a distributed ledger to test for improvements over the current system.

Federal Reserve Bank of New York (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Policy

Canada Announces Crypto, Stablecoin Consultation in New Budget Statement

Federal government plans to examine crypto, which it said is "transforming financial systems" around the world.

Canada Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland (Carlos Tischler/Getty Images)

Policy

Previewing Next Week's US Midterm Election

Congress is inching closer to legislation around crypto. Here’s what that could mean after next week.

The U.S. Capitol (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Singapore Grants Stablecoin Issuer Circle In-Principle License to Offer Payment Products

Circle received its approval shortly after fellow stablecoin issuer Paxos received its own license.

Director de Estrategia de Circle, Dante Disparte (izquierda), y director ejecutivo, Jeremy Allaire. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)