Nikhilesh De

Managing Editor, Global Policy & Regulation

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.

Latest from Nikhilesh De

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

Markets

Openfinance Warns It Will Delist All Security Tokens Without New Funds

Openfinance says it will delist all security tokens next month if it cannot secure enough fees from issuers to cover operating costs.

Apr 22, 2020

FINRA (Credit: Andriy Blokhin / Shutterstock)

Finance

Diem's Demise: A Timeline of Libra's Long Road From a Facebook Lab to the Global Stage

A detailed chronology of Libra's journey from a skunkworks inside Facebook to a potential global monetary game-changer to a shadow of its former self.

Apr 22, 2020

Markets

Ripple Sues YouTube for Allowing 'Scams' That Promise Free XRP

Ripple Labs and CEO Brad Garlinghouse are suing YouTube over allegations that the video streaming giant has failed to police its platform against fake XRP giveaway scams, resulting in monetary damage to users and reputational harm to Ripple.

Apr 21, 2020

Markets

CFTC Approves Bitnomial to Offer Futures Contracts Settled in Real Bitcoin

The CFTC has approved Bitnomial Exchange to offer margined bitcoin futures and options contracts.

Apr 20, 2020

CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert (Credit: CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Heifer International Joins Libra Association to 'Support Financial Inclusion'

Heifer International has joined the Libra Association, just days after the group modified its stablecoin vision to focus on a series of single-currency tokens rather than one basket-backed version.

Apr 20, 2020

Heifer International becomes the 23rd member of the Libra Association after joining on Monday. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Markets

Weekend Attack Drains Decentralized Protocol dForce of $25M in Crypto

dForce appears to have lost control of $25 million in bitcoin and ether held in its decentralized lending protocol.

Apr 19, 2020

dForce's Lendf holdings appear to be completely drained. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Markets

Circle CEO Claims 'Explosive' Stablecoin Demand From Everyday Businesses

Dollar-backed stablecoins are surging in popularity, and much of the demand is from normal businesses, not just crypto traders, Circle’s CEO said.

Apr 17, 2020

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