[TEST] Scheduled Maintenance: Our website will be undergoing maintenance on 31 March from 09.00 to 11.00 AM EDT
BTC
$83,121.03
-
1.08%
ETH
$1,795.81
-
1.29%
USDT
$0.9998
+
0.03%
XRP
$2.1369
-
0.02%
BNB
$591.97
-
0.98%
SOL
$119.24
-
3.32%
USDC
$1.0003
+
0.03%
DOGE
$0.1681
-
2.35%
ADA
$0.6532
-
1.40%
TRX
$0.2378
-
0.50%
LEO
$9.0985
-
4.57%
LINK
$12.69
-
2.09%
TON
$3.2511
-
4.82%
XLM
$0.2508
-
3.65%
AVAX
$17.82
-
2.02%
SHIB
$0.0₄1232
+
0.07%
SUI
$2.1959
-
3.29%
HBAR
$0.1615
-
1.44%
LTC
$82.33
-
2.31%
OM
$6.2636
-
0.05%
Sign Up
Select Language
English enFrançais frEspañol esItaliano itРусский ruPortuguês pt-brУкраїнська ukFilipino fil
Logo

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.

X icon
Nikhilesh De

Latest from Nikhilesh De

Finance

Ripple Finalizes $50 Million MoneyGram Investment

Ripple now owns nearly 10 percent of MoneyGram's outstanding common stock after completing its $50 million equity investment.

Nov 26, 2019

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse

Finance

Franklin Templeton Taps Wallet Service Provider to Support Tokenized Shares

Franklin Templeton Investments, the global investment firm looking to track shares of a money market fund on the Stellar blockchain, has tapped wallet service provider Curv to help safeguard its shares.

Nov 21, 2019

The Curv team, with CEO Itay Malinger at center right.

Policy

In Wargaming Exercise, a Digital Yuan Neuters US Sanctions and North Korea Buys Nukes

What if China’s digital currency undermined U.S. dominance of global finance? Former top Washington officials gamed out the scenarios Tuesday night.

Nov 20, 2019

Former government officials participating in a wargaming exercise on Nov. 19, 2019. Image via Harvard Kennedy School

Finance

Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust Seeks SEC Reporting Company Status

Grayscale Investments has filed to register its bitcoin trust as an SEC reporting company, potentially the first crypto vehicle to attain such status.

Nov 19, 2019

CoinDesk archives

Finance

The SEC Is Reviewing the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Rejection

The agency’s five commissioners will review a staff decision to reject the rule-change proposal for a bitcoin ETF made last month.

Nov 18, 2019

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan

Finance

No, Royal Bank of Canada Isn't Opening a Crypto Exchange

Contrary to recent media reports, Canada’s largest bank is not opening a crypto exchange.

Nov 18, 2019

Shutterstock

Markets

US Authorities Arrest Alleged SIM Swappers After Crypto Thefts

The FBI has arrested two individuals on charges of stealing and attempting to steal $550,000 in cryptocurrency by SIM swapping 10 victims.

Nov 14, 2019

dojfbi

Markets

Bakkt in Discussions to Offer Cash-Settled Bitcoin Futures in Singapore

Bakkt aims to offer cash-settled bitcoin futures before 2020 to complement its physically settled contracts.

Nov 12, 2019

Bakkt COO Adam White speaks at Invest: NYC 2019, photo by Zack Seward for CoinDesk

Markets

HTC Will Support Binance Chain With Special Edition Smartphone

HTC's special edition EXODUS blockchain smartphone will allow users to directly access Binance's decentralized exchange and token.

Nov 12, 2019

HTC EXODUS image via Nikhilesh De for CoinDesk

Markets

Bakkt Expands Bitcoin Custody Service Beyond Futures Trading Clients

The ICE subsidiary plans to open up its bitcoin "warehouse" following approval from New York's financial watchdog.

Nov 11, 2019

Bakkt
Pageof 334