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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VanEck, SolidX Withdraw Bitcoin ETF Proposal From SEC Review

VanEck and SolidX just pulled their bitcoin ETF proposal a month before the SEC would have to approve or reject it.

Gabor

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CFTC Taps Coinbase Lawyer to Head Division Overseeing Bitcoin Futures

New CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert has named Coinbase general counsel Dorothy DeWitt as the agency's new director of market oversight.

Dorothy DeWitt

Markets

Ex-CFTC Chair 'Crypto Dad' Giancarlo Joins Digital Chamber Trade Group

Former CFTC chairman Christopher Giancarlo has joined the advisory board of the Chamber of Digital Commerce.

Christopher Giancarlo

Markets

Harbor Tokenizes Real Estate Funds Worth $100 Million on Ethereum

Harbor has created tokens on the ethereum blockchain representing the shares of four real estate funds worth $100 million.

Josh Stein

Markets

CME's Bitcoin Index Provider Wins First EU Crypto Benchmark License

The U.K FCA has authorized CF Benchmarks as a Benchmark Administrator under EU regulation coming into effect in January.

cf

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CME Files to Double Monthly Bitcoin Futures Open Position Limit to 10K BTC

CME Group wants to double the maximum number of bitcoin futures contracts traders can buy for each month.

Tim McCourt

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Zelle Co-Founder Takes Over Stellar Startup as Ludwin Joins Spin-Out

Adam Ludwin is stepping down as CEO of Interstellar to head a new spin-out. His successor at the Stellar blockchain-focused startup is an ex-banker.

Mike Kennedy image courtesy Interstellar

Markets

Bitwise Taps BNY Mellon as Transfer Agent for Proposed Bitcoin ETF

Bitwise has tapped Bank of New York Mellon to act as the administrator and transfer agent for its proposed bitcoin ETF.

Bitwise CIO Matthew Hougan

Markets

Seed CX Subsidiary Adds Crypto Derivatives Settlement for Institutions

Zero Hash is launching support settlement services for bilateral derivative transactions.

Seed CX CEO right, at Consensus

Markets

Blockstack's Regulated Token Offerings Raise $23 Million

Blockstack has raised a total of $23 million through two SEC-regulated token offerings, the company announced Tuesday.

William Mougayar and Blockstack's Muneeb Ali, at Token Summit NYC 2019. Photo by Brady Dale.