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

Voyager Seeks Bankruptcy Protection Amid Crypto Credit Crisis

The Toronto-based lender filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in New York late Tuesday.

Voyager CEO Steve Ehrlich (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Three Arrows Capital Files for Bankruptcy in New York Tied to British Virgin Islands Proceeding

A British Virgin Islands court ordered Three Arrows' BVI branch into liquidation earlier this week.

Su Zhu of Three Arrows Capital (CoinDesk)

Policy

Biden Official Says US Government Could Pass Stablecoin Rules by End of Year

The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets discussed issues that should be addressed by stablecoin legislation in a meeting Thursday.

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Policy

Grayscale Sues SEC Over Bitcoin ETF Application Rejection

The SEC rejected Grayscale's application to convert its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust to an exchange-traded fund earlier Wednesday.

Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein speaks at Consensus: Invest 2018. (CoinDesk archives)

Policy

US Wants to Promote 'Responsible Innovation,' Deputy Treasury Secretary Says

Adewale Adeyemo oversees much of the U.S. Treasury Department’s crypto work. He spoke to CoinDesk at Consensus about what he’s seeing and how he’s approaching the sector.

Deputy Treasury Secretary Adewale Adeyemo (ShutterStock for CoinDesk)

Policy

Digital Dollar Would Secure Greenback as Global Reserve Currency, Lawmaker Argues

Rep. Jim Himes published a 15-page white paper arguing in favor of a digital dollar.

U.S. Rep. Jim Himes (Joshua Roberts - Pool/Getty Images)

Policy

Crypto Industry Is Still 'Embryonic,' WEF Finance Lead Says

I spoke recently with Matthew Blake, who looks at the future of finance (among other things) at the World Economic Forum, on the industry’s prominence during this year’s meeting.

World Economic Forum Head of the Future of Financial and Monetary Systems Matthew Blake (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

Policy

UK Government Backtracks on Unhosted Wallet Data Collection Proposal

The government said it didn't make sense to require all senders of funds to private crypto wallets to collect recipients' identification details.

UK Parliament

Finance

Terraform Labs, Founder, VC Firms Sued on Claims That Investors Were Misled

The plaintiff alleges the so-called "Terra Tokens" resembled securities, regardless of investor perception.

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Policy

This Is the Time for Lawsuits

The market is turning down, but the number of legal filings certainly isn't.

Consensus 2022 entry hall (Consensus/Shutterstock for CoinDesk)