Nikhilesh De

Managing Editor, Global Policy & Regulation

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.

Latest from Nikhilesh De

Markets

Libra Association Names HSBC Chief Legal Officer as First CEO

The Libra Association named HSBC Chief Legal Officer and former U.S. Under Secretary of the Treasury Stuart Levey as its new CEO. Levey will take the reins later this year.

May 6, 2020

Stuart Levey (left) formerly served as the Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. (Credit: U.S. State Department)

Markets

Crypto Forensics Firm TokenAnalyst Shuts Down, Some Employees Hired by Coinbase

TokenAnalyst is shutting down after 2.5 years of operations, with some employees moving on to new roles at Coinbase.

May 5, 2020

Finance

ICE Spent 'Nearly $300M' Helping Bakkt Acquire Loyalty Firm Bridge2

ICE spent close to $300 million acquiring Bridge2 Solutions for Bakkt, CEO Jeffrey Sprecher said in an earnings call Thursday.

Apr 30, 2020

Intercontinental Exchange CEO Jeffrey Sprecher mentioned Bakkt only once, and the bitcoin-focused subsidiary otherwise did not come up during Thursday's earnings call. (Credit: CoinDesk archives)

Policy

11 Lawmakers Urge US Treasury to Consider Blockchain for COVID-19 Relief

Rep. Darren Soto and 10 other members of Congress want the Treasury Department to consider using a blockchain platform to streamline the distribution of funds meant to stimulate the U.S. economy.

Apr 28, 2020

Rep. Darren Soto (in foreground) (Rep. Ruben Gallego/Wikimedia Commons)

Policy

Judge Approved Blockchain Association’s Brief in Kik Case Despite SEC Objections

U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein allowed the Blockchain Association to file a brief in the SEC v. Kik case a day after the regulator filed an objection to letting the group comment.

Apr 28, 2020

Markets

New York Regulator Hires Former IRS Silk Road Investigator as General Counsel

The New York Department of Financial Services has appointed former IRS Criminal Investigations head Richard Weber as its new general counsel.

Apr 28, 2020

Markets

Cross-Border Payment Portal Checkout.com Is Latest to Join Libra Association

Checkout.com, a digital payment processor that focuses on cross-border transactions, has become the 24th member of the Libra Association.

Apr 28, 2020

Checkout.com was founded in 2009, and focuses on cross-border payments. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Markets

SEC, Kik Continue Court Clash Over $100M Kin Token Sale

The SEC and Kik doubled down on their respective views of whether the 2017 KIN token sale was a securities transaction in new legal filings published late Friday.

Apr 25, 2020

The Kin cryptocurrrency was launched by the social media app Kik back in 2017. (Sharaf Maksumov / Shutterstock)

Markets

US Authorities Freeze COVID-19 Website Alleged Scammer Tried to Sell for Bitcoin

The U.S. departments of Justice and Homeland Security seized coronaprevention.org after its owner allegedly tried to sell it for $500 in bitcoin.

Apr 24, 2020

The homepage on coronaprevention.org now displays a banner saying it was seized by the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Justice. (Credit: Coronaprevention.org)

Markets

Bakkt CEO Mike Blandina Steps Down 4 Months After Taking Role

Mike Blandina, Bakkt’s CEO since December 2019, will be stepping down from the role, CoinDesk has learned.

Apr 23, 2020

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