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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Policy

Bahamas Securities Regulator Says It Ordered FTX Crypto Transferred to Government Wallets

The regulator said it needed "urgent interim regulatory action" to protect creditors.

(Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Policy

Top House Committee to Hold Hearing Into FTX Collapse

The House Financial Services Committee plans to hear from FTX and related entities during a hearing next month.

Rep. Patrick McHenry (left) and Rep. Maxine Waters (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Policy

The Long Arm of FTX

It's hard to overstate how much FTX embedded itself into the broader world. That could drive some of the response to its collapse.

Major League Baseball referees wore FTX-branded kits. (G Fiume/Getty Images)

Policy

FTX's New Leadership Is in Touch With Regulators, May Have Over 1M Creditors, New Filings Say

FTX filed its first substantive look at the exchange's bankruptcy process days after declaring bank

Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO, FTX and Christine Lee, Lead Anchor, CoinDesk at Consensus 2022 (Suzanne Cordiero/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

FTX’s Failure Is Sparking a Massive Regulatory Response

Lawmakers, regulators and criminal investigators are looking into FTX’s collapse, and Sam Bankman-Fried’s tweets aren’t helping.

Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO de FTX. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Policy

Bahamas Securities Regulator Says It Didn't Order FTX to Reopen Local Withdrawals

FTX said last week it had allowed Bahamas-based customers to withdraw funds at its regulators' request.

(Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Finance

'FTX Has Been Hacked': Crypto Disaster Worsens as Exchange Sees Mysterious Outflows Exceeding $600M

FTX officials appeared to confirm rumors of a hack on Telegram, instructing users to delete FTX apps and avoid its website.

(Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Policy

California Finance Regulator Revokes BlockFi's Lending License

FTX, which filed for bankruptcy Friday, had given BlockFi a $400 million line of credit.

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk)

Finance

FTX US Temporarily Froze Crypto Withdrawals, Adding to Chaos of Bankruptcy Proceedings

The exchange filed for bankruptcy protection earlier Friday.

(Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Policy

FTX Files for Bankruptcy Protection in US; CEO Bankman-Fried Resigns

Bankruptcy filings attributed to FTX US and Alameda Research estimate each company has $10 billion to $50 billion in liabilities.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried in the Bahamas (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)