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

Crypto Exchange Bittrex to Pay $30M in US Treasury Sanctions Settlement

Crypto exchange Bittrex will pay the U.S. Treasury Department’s sanctions and money laundering watchdogs $30 million to settle allegations it maintained a poor compliance program between 2014 and 2017.

(Morgan Brown/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

What’s Inside the FSOC’s Long-awaited Report on Crypto Regulation

The Financial Stability Oversight Council published its own report on crypto regulations, calling for Congress to designate a spot market regulator.

FSOC met to discuss the report prior to its publication on Monday. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Policy

US Officials Charge California Resident With Using Bitcoin to Launder $5.3M in Drug Proceeds

Federal officials alleged that John Khuu sold fake drugs for cryptocurrency, making over $5 million in the process.

(Towfiqu Barbhuiya/Unsplash)

Finance

Celsius’ Top Execs Cashed Out $17M in Crypto Before Bankruptcy

Ex-CEO Alex Mashinsky and ex-CSO Daniel Leon pulled bitcoin, ether, USDC and CEL holdings from their custody accounts in May, before the company suspended all customer withdrawals.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk archives)

Policy

Terra Founder Do Kwon's Passport 'Invalidated,' S. Korea Says

Do Kwon has 14 days to return his passport, according to a notice on a government website.

Do Kwon. (CoinDesk)

Policy

Republican Lawmakers Who Oppose a Fed-Issued CBDC Ask for Justice Department's Assessment

The report came in response to President Biden's executive order on crypto.

Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-North Carolina) (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

Second Crypto Group Objects to CFTC's Use of Chatbot to Serve Legal Papers

The DeFi Education Fund wants the CFTC to identify and serve Ooki DAO's actual members, rather than just serve the DAO at large.

CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam (Suzanne Cordeiro/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Lender Celsius Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer Leon Resigns: Report

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky also resigned last week.

Co-founder and now former Celsius Chief Strategy Officer Daniel Leon. (Celsius)

Policy

Court Rules CFTC Legally Served Ooki DAO Through Help Bot

The ruling came the same day a group of crypto lawyers and developers filed to join the CFTC's case against Ooki DAO.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Grayscale Takes Over Key Role for Bitcoin Trust, Other Products From Genesis

Grayscale Securities, a new broker-deal division, will handle selling shares of the company’s crypto trust products, taking over a function previously provided by fellow Digital Currency Group subsidiary Genesis Global Trading.

Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein (CoinDesk archives)