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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Policy

Ethereum Dev Virgil Griffith's Attorney Files Motion to Dismiss Charges of Aiding North Korea

The motion, filed by Brian Klein, claims the indictment of Griffith doesn't "specify any alleged overt facts," and contains no actual allegation of fact.

Virgil Griffith

Policy

US Moves to Cast a Wider Net for Catching Money Launderers, Crypto or Otherwise

The Fed and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network want to lower the threshold for reporting financial transactions and make sure crypto is included.

caphill

Policy

DOJ’s Crypto Framework Is ‘a Complete Disaster’ for Digital Privacy Rights

The U.S. Department of Justice's enforcement framework may pose a serious threat to the digital privacy rights of crypto users.

The DOJ's crypto enforcement framework takes aim at privacy coins and anonymity-enhancing services like mixers.

Markets

Kik Must Pay SEC $5M, Judge Rules, Ending Yearlong Battle Over $100M ICO

Kik will pay $5 million in penalties as part of a proposed settlement with the SEC, which sued the messaging app last year.

Kik CEO Ted Livingston

Policy

Major Meeting of Central Banks Produces Same Old 'Evaluating' CBDCs Refrain

CBDCs continue to draw attention from central bankers, but panelists at an IMF event – including the Federal Reserve – do not expect to see their nations launch one soon.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell

Policy

IMF Says CBDCs Have Potential, but Don't Solve Every Issue

Countries might benefit from issuing central bank digital currencies, but they’re not a panacea for every ailment, a new IMF report says.

The International Monetary Fund published a report on the policy considerations for issuing a central bank digital currency Monday.

Markets

Immutable Calls: AP Election 2020 Results Will Be Recorded on a Blockchain

The Associated Press’s (AP) 2020 election results will be recorded on Everipedia’s EOS-based blockchain network, a first for the nearly 200-year-old news agency.

The Associated Press will call some 7,000 races in the 2020 elections. Everipedia will record these calls on its network.

Policy

CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert Talks Ethereum, DeFi and the Next BitMEX

Ethereum's upcoming proof-of-stake shift won't necessarily put the world's second-largest cryptocurrency into the securities bucket, the chairman of the CFTC said Wednesday.

CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert, right, speaks to CoinDesk Chief Content Officer Michael Casey at Invest:NYC 2019.

Policy

The US Crypto Enforcement Framework Is a Warning to International Exchanges

The U.S. Department of Justice’s cryptocurrency enforcement framework is a warning shot to exchanges worldwide: Comply with U.S. law or face the potential wrath of the federal government.

U.S. Attorney General William Barr unveiled the Department of Justice's cryptocurrency enforcement framework last week.

Policy

Australian Central Bank Sees 'No Strong Public Policy Case' for CBDC

The Australian central bank does not see a strong case for issuing a retail central bank digital currency, its head of payments policy said.

The Reserve Bank of Australia does not yet see a case for a retail central bank digital currency.