Nikhilesh De

Nikhilesh De is CoinDesk's managing editor for global policy and regulation, covering regulators, lawmakers and institutions. He owns < $50 in BTC and < $20 in ETH. He won a Gerald Loeb award in the beat reporting category as part of CoinDesk's blockbuster FTX coverage in 2023, and was named the Association of Cryptocurrency Journalists and Researchers' Journalist of the Year in 2020.

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Binance Blasts 'Desperate' Reuters Report It Commingled Customer and Company Funds

"We’ve addressed this on multiple occasions. We keep our user and corporate funds on completely separate ledgers," Patrick Hillmann, Binance's chief communications officer tweeted on Tuesday, though he did not outright deny the report's claims.

Patrick Hillmann, chief communications officer (Binance)

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U.S. Treasury Sanctions North Korean-Owned Binance Wallets; Says Entities Used Funds to Support WMD Programs

The Binance-hosted wallets received more than $2 million worth of various cryptocurrencies that were then sent on to North Korean entities, OFAC alleged

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

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Core Scientific Hopes to Emerge from Bankruptcy by September, Lawyers Say

The crypto miner’s creditors have grown increasingly impatient with the firm’s efforts to formulate a restructuring plan.

Core Scientific's Marble facility in North Carolina. (Core Scientific)

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UK Will Need New Laws to Accommodate Future Digital Pound, Lawyers Say

Should the country decide to issue a CBDC, existing data protection, security and anti-money laundering rules would need amending, said Louise Abbott, partner at Keystone Law.

Union Jack Flag with gavel (Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)

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U.S. Sanctions Watchdog Alleges Russia-Linked Crypto Wallet Processed $5M

An Irish national helped wealthy Russians evade sanctions and hide money in UAE, OFAC said Friday.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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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

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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.

william hinman

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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