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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Crypto Exchange FTX US Under Investigation by Texas Regulator Over Securities Allegations

The state securities regulator's director said he set up a yield-bearing account on FTX US, despite identifying his address as being located within the U.S.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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What the Regulators Said at DC Fintech Week

A number of high-profile regulators weighed in on crypto and related issues.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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US Judge Removes Legal Firm Roche Freedman From Class Action Against Tether, Bitfinex: Report

The firm was removed even after its controversial founder Kyle Roche filed to withdraw from the case.

French authorities sentenced two men to jail for using crypto to fund terrorism in Syria (Shutterstock)

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US Judge Allows Crypto Advocates to Join Ooki Defense Against CFTC

LeXpunK Army and the DeFi Education Fund asked for permission to argue the CFTC could not serve Ooki DAO members through website chat bot.

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

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Regulators Should Use 'Range of Options' in Fintech, Fed's Barr Says

Sometimes just identifying risks is enough to change risky behavior, said Michael Barr, the Federal Reserve's vice chair for supervision.

Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Crypto Think Tank Coin Center Sues US Treasury Over Tornado Cash Sanctions

Coin Center is backing a second lawsuit against the U.S. Treasury Department, alleging its sanctioning of Tornado Cash overstepped legal bounds.

Coin Center Executive Director Jerry Brito (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Crypto Mixers Haven't 'Slowed' DOJ Investigations, Director Says

U.S. Department of Justice Crypto Enforcement Team Director Eun Young Choi said mixers cause a "multiplier effect" but aren't "necessarily" slowing investigations down.

DOJ Director of Crypto Enforcement Team Eun Young Choi (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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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)

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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)

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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)