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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SEC Halts Telegram's $1.7 Billion 'Unlawful' Token Issuance

The SEC has secured an emergency restraining order against Telegram's $1.7 billion token sale and issuance.

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Visa, Mastercard, eBay, Stripe Follow PayPal in Quitting Facebook's Libra Project

Visa, Mastercard, eBay, Stripe, Mercado Pago and PayPal have all withdrawn from the Libra Association now.

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SEC, CFTC, FinCEN Warn Crypto Industry to Follow US Banking Laws

The heads of three U.S. financial regulators warned the crypto industry to abide by banking laws in a joint statement published Friday.

Clayton

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Ripple Invests $750,000 to Bring XRP to Crypto Wallet BRD

Mobile wallet provider BRD plans to add XRP support to its iOS and Android apps.

ethan-beard-ripple-xpring

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New Coinbase Pro Mobile App Caters to Crypto Power Users

Coinbase has released a new trading app for its professional trading clients.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong image via CoinDesk archives

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Bitfinex Doesn't Have to Compile Documents During Appeal, Judge Says

A New York judge has rejected the state attorney general's request to have Bitfinex and Tether compile documents during an ongoing appeal.

NYSSupremeCourt

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SEC Rejects Bitwise's Latest Bitcoin ETF Proposal

The SEC has rejected Bitwise's proposal for a bitcoin ETF.

Bitwise CIO Matthew Hougan

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to Testify Before Congress Over Libra Crypto

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will defend Libra before U.S. lawmakers later this month.

Zuckerberg-crop

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Bitfinex Says It Shouldn't Have to Collect Documents for NYAG During Appeal

Bitfinex and Tether say they shouldn't have to compile documents ordered by a New York court during an ongoing appeal.

Bitfinex

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QuadrigaCX Founder's Widow Will Cough Up $9 Million to Repay Users

Bankruptcy trustee EY and the widow of QuadrigaCX founder Gerald Cotten have come to a settlement – with affected users of the defunct exchange getting a $9 million payout.

Gerald Cotten, difunto CEO de QuadrigaCX, alrededor de 2015.