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

Biden Administration Plans Cryptocurrency Sanctions to Combat Ransomware

It’s unclear how specifically the U.S. government will seek to mitigate ransomware payments.

U.S. President Joe Biden (Al Drago/Getty Images)

Policy

3 States: Alabama Securities Commission Also Claims Celsius Violated Securities Laws

Texas and New Jersey both announced they believed Celsius violated state securities laws on Friday.

mashinsky

Policy

US Officials Add Insider Trading Claims to Binance Investigation: Report

Binance already faced a probe from the IRS and Department of Justice.

Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (CoinDesk Archives)

Policy

US Treasury Turns Its Gaze to Stablecoin Issuers

Stablecoin transactions and their impact on financial stability are top-of-mind for Treasury officials

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Finance

$3M in Ether Stolen From SushiSwap’s MISO Launchpad

An auction on the DeFi exchange’s launchpad was attacked on Thursday.

(Dbarak/Wikimedia Commons)

Finance

Coinbase Applies to List Crypto Futures Products

The company filed to become a member of the National Futures Association.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Bitwise Joins Hunt for Bitcoin ETF Approval With Futures Product Filing

The asset manager is teaming up with ETF Series Solutions in its bid to get a U.S. bitcoin ETF over the finish line.

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan

Policy

SEC Chair Gensler: Coinbase Should Register With Regulator

SEC Chair Gary Gensler wants to boost the agency’s headcount to better regulate crypto.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Images)

Policy

Coinbase Goes Public in Its Fight With the SEC

Coinbase says the agency hasn’t clearly explained why Lend is a security and is marshaling its customer base for support.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk archives)

Policy

US Lawmakers Float New Crypto Tax Provisions in Reconciliation Bill

The proposals would close loopholes in different types of sales rules.

Representative Dave Camp, a Republican from Michigan and chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, right, talks to Representative Richard Neal, a Democrat from Massachusetts, prior to a hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013. The official most responsible for the rollout of the Obamacare health-insurance exchange, Marilyn Tavenner, blamed a "subset" of outside contractors for the website woes, not her staff, in testimony before a U.S. House committee. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images