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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Markets

Solana, Trump Memecoins Tumble as Inauguration Day Brings $700M in Crypto Liquidations

Donald Trump did not mention crypto during his inauguration speech, leaving crypto traders' heightened expectations somewhat unfulfilled.

(Jan Baborák/Unsplash)

Policy

U.S. CFTC Commissioner Caroline Pham Gets Trump Nod as Acting Chair

The Republican commissioner and former Citibank executive has a deep background in crypto and has worked on digital assets policy aims at the agency.

Commissioner Caroline Pham is proposing a crypto regulation pilot program at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Cheyenne Ligon/CoinDesk)

Policy

Binance’s Tigran Gambaryan: ‘It Would Be an Honor to Serve My Country Again’

Gambaryan has been recommended for several high profile crypto crime fighting roles by people associated with the Bitcoin 2024 event in Nashville, which Donald Trump attended.

Tigran Gambaryan, Binance's head of crime compliance, is one of two executives detained in Nigeria. (Shutterstock/Consensus)

Policy

UK Appoints Emma Reynolds as Economic Secretary to Oversee Crypto

Emma Reynolds was appointed as the new economic secretary following the resignation of Tulip Siddiq.

Emma Reynolds, new Economic Secretary

Policy

U.S. Prosecutors Ask Court to Green-Light Return of 95,000 Stolen Bitcoin to Bitfinex

The remaining 25,000 bitcoins stolen in the 2016 hack must be returned through a more complex claims process.

Ilya Lichtenstein, who pleaded guilty with wife Heather Morgan in the plundering of Bitfinex, is now testifying against the mixer he used. (Alexandria Sheriff's Office)

Finance

Middle East-Based Sigma Capital Unveils $100M Fund to Accelerate Web3 Innovations

The fund will focus on DeFi, tokenization, and blockchain infrastructure by managing a portfolio of liquid tokens

Skyscrapers in Dubai (Kent Tupas/Unsplash)

Finance

How Ethiopia’s Low Energy Costs Allow BIT Mining to Recycle its Bitcoin Machines

BIT Mining says that its Ethiopia operations create a positive feedback loop with its business in Ohio.

Ethiopian flag (Wesley Tingey, Unsplash)

Policy

Gemini Agrees to Pay $5M Settlement in CFTC Case

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission sued Gemini in 2022 for making misleading statements.

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss (Joe Raedle / Getty Images)

Policy

U.S. Fed’s Michael Barr to Step Down as Vice Chair for Supervision

Barr will continue to serve as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.

U.S. Federal Reserve Vice Chair of Supervision Michael Barr (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Policy

Dutch Regulator Awards EU MiCA License to 4 Companies

The European Union set a deadline for its 27 member states to implement bespoke rules for crypto by December 30.

EU flag and other flags (Yuedongzi CHAI/ Unsplash)