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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Markets

Circle Rolls Out Stablecoin Business Accounts, Preps SeedInvest for Sale

Circle is rolling out business accounts denominated in the stablecoin USDC and looking to sell crowdfunding platform SeedInvest as part of an ongoing pivot.

Circle Jeremy Allaire

Policy

IRS Crypto Summit Was About the Exchange of Ideas, Not Tax Guidance

No new guidance is expected to come from Tuesday’s IRS Crypto Summit, but that the event happened at all is still a positive sign for the industry.

IRS Lawsuit

Finance

Uphold Teams With TaxBit to More Accurately Report Users' Crypto Trades

Uphold is launching a real-time tax liability dashboard with the help of TaxBit, allowing users to more easily understand and file their taxes.

TaxBit co-founders Justin and Austin Woodward

Markets

US Treasury Department Blacklists 20 Bitcoin Addresses Tied to Alleged North Korean Hackers

The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Asset Control has added two individuals and 20 bitcoin addresses to its sanctions list, accusing them of being part of the North Korea-affiliated Lazarus Group.

North Korea map. (Image via Shutterstock)

Markets

Iranian General Advocates Crypto Use for Skirting Sanctions: Report

Iranian General Saeed Mohammed is calling for the use of crypto to help Iran evade sanctions designed to isolate it from the global financial system, according to Coinit.ir.

Saeed Muhammad. (Image via Muhammad Hassanzadeh / Tasnim News Agency / Wikimedia Commons)

Markets

Ripple Class-Action Lawsuit Can Proceed, Judge Rules

A lawsuit claiming Ripple violated U.S. securities laws will be allowed to move forward – though with a caveat favorable to the San Francisco-based payments firm.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse

Policy

SEC Rejects Latest Bitcoin ETF Bid

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rejected Wilshire Phoenix's bid for a bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund (ETF).

Credit: Shutterstock

Markets

Prime Broker Tagomi Becomes 22nd Member of Facebook's Libra Association

Tagomi is joining the Libra Association.

Diem Association Executive Vice President Dante Disparte

Policy

Malta's Financial Watchdog Highlights Obstacles to Security Tokens After Industry Consultation

The Malta Financial Services Authority released a statement on Tuesday, unveiling industry recommendations on security token offerings within the country.

Valletta, Malta

Markets

New Jersey Lawmaker Wants to Create a Crypto License

New Jersey Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez has introduced a licensing regime for crypto businesses, authorizing the state banking regulator to oversee the space.

New Jersey logo (Image courtesy Nikhilesh De)