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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Binance Launches Dollar-Backed Crypto Stablecoin With NYDFS Blessing

Binance has announced a dollar-backed stablecoin approved by NYDFS and launched in partnership with Paxos.

Changpeng Zhao

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Human-Trafficking Expert Urges US Congress to Regulate Crypto Miners

A former U.S. Treasury official urged Congress to regulate cryptocurrency miners in order to fight human trafficking.

David Murray

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SEC Settles Charges With Crypto Token Issuers Accused of Fraud

The SEC settled charges with two individuals accused of selling unregistered securities with the Bitqy and BitqyM token sales.

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Customers Can Deposit Bitcoin to Bakkt's Warehouse Starting Next Week

Bakkt said Wednesday it would start offering customers access to its secure bitcoin storage warehouse starting Sept. 6.

Bakkt

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Political Group Launches 'ICO' to Support US House Candidate

BitPAC is conducting a "politicoin" ICO as part of its efforts to support candidates like North Carolina's Dan Bishop.

Dan Backer, of DB Capitol Strategies, near his Alexandria, VA office, on Saturday, September 12, 2015.  John Boal/for New York Magazine

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4 Agencies Are Investigating Crypto Exchange QuadrigaCX

A report from QuadrigaCX bankruptcy trustee Ernst & Young published Monday outlines which agencies are investigating the failed exchange.

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

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Judge Recommends Ruling in Favor of Kleiman in Craig Wright Case

A magistrate judge has recommended that Craig Wright turn over 50% of his bitcoin and intellectual property from before 2014 to Ira Kleiman.

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Don't Worry, Overstock's New CEO Is Already 'Drunk on Bitcoin's Kool-Aid'

Overstock.com’s interim CEO Jonathan Johnson, the president of its subsidiary Medici Ventures, plans to continue the company's blockchain work.

johnson, overstock

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UK Central Bank Chief Sees Digital Currency Displacing US Dollar as Global Reserve

BOE governor Mark Carney called on Friday for the creation of a wholly digital alternative to the U.S. dollar.

Photo of Mark Carney

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Patrick Byrne, Cryptocurrency Champion, Resigns as Overstock CEO

Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne has resigned from the company after admitting to an affair with Russian agent Maria Butina.

Patrick Byrne, former CEO of Overstock