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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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

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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

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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

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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.

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Bakkt to Require $3.9K Down Payment on Bitcoin Futures Contracts

Bakkt has revealed the initial margin requirements for its bitcoin futures contracts ahead of a scheduled Sept. 23 launch.

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CipherTrace Enters Race to Solve Crypto's FATF Compliance Headache

CipherTrace has rolled out software for sharing sensitive customer information under the FATF’s new “travel rule” for global crypto exchanges.

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TokenSoft Launches Transfer Agent Support Tool for Crypto Securities

TokenSoft is launching a new tool to help token issuers comply with securities requirements.

TokenSoft CEO Mason Borda

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Gemini Launches Custody Product With 18 Cryptos Including Ethereum Tokens

The Gemini exchange is launching an institutional-grade crypto custody solution, with more digital assets now supported.

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

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Facebook Adds Singapore Dollar to Libra Crypto Basket: Report

Facebook reportedly included the Singapore dollar but not the Chinese yuan in an updated list of currencies meant to back the Libra stablecoin.

Facebook Libra

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Tether Launches Chinese Yuan-Pegged Stablecoin on the Ethereum Blockchain

Tether has launched its Chinese yuan-backed stablecoin, which it revealed will run on the ethereum blockchain as an ERC-20 token.

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