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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Finance

Crypto Conglomerate DCG Being Investigated by DOJ, SEC: Report

The inquiries, which appear to be in an early stage, are focused on financial transfers between DCG and its Genesis unit, according to the Bloomberg report.

DCG founder and CEO Barry Silbert (CoinDesk archives)

Policy

FTX's US Leadership, Bahamas Liquidators Say They've 'Resolved' Most of Their Issues

The announcement follows weeks of allegations from each party.

FTX CEO John Ray III (Nathan Howard/Getty Images)

Policy

Celsius 'Earn' Assets Belong to Bankrupt Crypto Lender, Judge Rules

The move confirms that crypto platform customers do not own their assets if they're using certain services or products.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk archives)

Policy

Sam Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty to Fraud, Conspiracy Charges

The presiding judge in the case set a target date for the trial to begin in early October.

Sam Bankman-Fried after his first hearing in the U.S. in late December (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

Policy

Previewing FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s Not Guilty Plea in Court

The third day of 2023 to the U.S. federal court system is Sam Bankman-Fried's arraignment, which will take place at 500 Pearl St. in Manhattan

Fundador de FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

Policy

FTX, Congress, Stablecoins: What 2023 May Bring for Crypto Regulations

CoinDesk’s policy team predicts the issues and topics that may take center stage over the next 12 months.

(Alexi Rosenfeld/WireImage/Getty Images)

Policy

Mango Markets Exploiter Eisenberg Arrested in Puerto Rico

The investor drained $110 million in cryptocurrencies from the platform.

Mango DAO's Discord channel celebrated the news of Avraham Eisenberg's arrest with memes. (Mango Discord)

Policy

QuadrigaCX Has Had an Improbable Week

Back in February 2019, EY revealed it had accidentally sent over 100 bitcoin (BTC) to what it described as Quadriga’s cold wallets, which it could not access. And now these coins are moving.

Quadriga Fintech Solutions CEO and late founder Gerald William Cotten (Quadriga CX)