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’s CFTC Picks Include Crypto Law Scholar

The U.S. president plans to nominate Kristin Johnson, a law professor at Emory University, and Christy Goldsmith Romero, who teaches cryptocurrency regulations at the University of Virginia.

Acting CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam (left), Fed Chair Jerome Powell and FDIC Chair Jelena McWilliams (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Policy

CFTC’s Berkovitz to Step Down Next Month

Dan Berkovitz, who recently warned that DeFi derivatives may violate federal regulations, took office in 2018.

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Policy

Former Crypto-Friendly Regulator Quintenz Joins VC Firm A16z

Brian Quintenz stepped down from the CFTC at the end of August.

Paul Miller/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Finance

Mastercard to Acquire Crypto Tracing Firm CipherTrace

Details of the acquisition were not disclosed.

MasterCard

Policy

State of Crypto: The SEC Takes on DeFi

The SEC’s investigation into DeFi platforms is unsurprising. The question is whether the U.S. regulator will bring charges.

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Policy

Tether Asks Court to Block NYAG From Releasing Documents to CoinDesk

Our Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request asked for the release of any documents attesting to Tether’s reserve composition.

New York State Attorney General Letitia James

Policy

State of Crypto: SEC vs. CFTC

A crypto turf war may be brewing between two U.S. regulators.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler

Finance

FTX.US to Buy LedgerX in Bid for US Crypto Derivatives

The move paves the way for Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire to gain a foothold in the restrictive U.S. derivatives scene.

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Policy

State of Crypto: The Latest on Congress's Crypto Tax Provision

It's still unclear whether Congress will adopt any amendments.

The House of Representatives reconvened yesterday to look at the infrastructure bill.

Markets

Former SEC Chair Jay Clayton Joins Crypto Firm Fireblocks

The former securities regulator will work on market structure and customer needs at the crypto custody firm.

Former SEC Chair Jay Clayton is joining crypto custody provider Fireblocks as an adviser.