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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4 US Lawmakers Join Call to Freeze Facebook's Libra Project

Several House Democrats called for a moratorium on Libra development in a letter to Facebook executives on Tuesday.

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Bitfinex Repays Tether $100 Million of $700 Million Loan

Bitfinex said it has paid back $100 million of the $700 million borrowed from stablecoin issuer Tether.

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TD Ameritrade-Backed ErisX Gets Green Light to Settle Futures in Bitcoin

The CFTC just granted ErisX a derivatives clearing organization license, green-lighting it to launch physically-settled bitcoin futures contracts.

ErisX CEO Thomas Chippas (CoinDesk archives)

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S&P 500 Gains Can Earn You Bitcoin on New Bain Capital-Backed Exchange

Crypto derivatives exchange EverMarkets is opening its doors to customers worldwide, with trades collateralized in bitcoin.

EMX Cofounders Craig Austin, Jim Bai

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Blockchain Association Takes Over Kik's 'Defend Crypto' Crowdfunding Effort

The Blockchain Association will now oversee Kik's "Defend Crypto" campaign, with the added goal of helping other startups fight legal cases.

Ted Livington Kik

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US Lawmakers Question Terrorist Use of Facebook Cryptocurrency

U.S. lawmakers questioned FinCEN director Kenneth Blanco about potential terrorist use of Facebook's libra cryptocurrency.

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Gemini Hires 5 Former Coinbase Engineers for New Chicago Crypto Office

Gemini has hired five former Coinbase engineers in a push to improve the exchange's trading platform and matching engine.

Winklevoss brothers at SXSW 2019, interviwed by John Biggs of Techcrunch. Photo by Brady Dale.

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Coinbase Hit With Outage As Bitcoin Price Drops $1.8K in 15 Minutes

Coinbase went down briefly on Wednesday afternoon, coinciding with a massive sell-off in bitcoin's price.

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SEC Begins Accepting Public Comments on ETF Backed by Bitcoin and T-Bills

The SEC has kicked off a public comment period for a proposed ETF backed by bitcoin and T-bills.

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CFTC Approves LedgerX to Settle Futures in Real Bitcoin

LedgerX just got the green light from the CFTC to offer physically settled bitcoin futures to retail investors.

LedgerX co-founders Zach Dexter (left), Juthica Chou and Paul Chou image via CoinDesk archives