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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US Treasury Blacklists Bitcoin, Litecoin Addresses of Chinese 'Drug Kingpins'

The U.S. Treasury's OFAC has put bitcoin and litecoin addresses of three Chinese nationals on its sanctions list, the second time the agency has blacklisted crypto wallets.

As part of the deal, the crypto tracing firm adds Ribbit Capital general partner Sigal Mandelker as an adviser. (CoinDesk archives)

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Coinbase Reveals Password Glitch Affecting 3,500 Customers

The rare bug impacted roughly .01 percent of the exchange's 30 million customers, Coinbase revealed Friday.

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Bakkt Says It's 'Cleared to Launch' Bitcoin Futures Next Month

Bakkt says it will launch Sept. 23 after receiving a trust charter through the New York State Department of Financial Services.

Sen. Kelly Loeffler (Credit: CoinDesk archives)

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A Big Four Audit Firm Lost $1 Million In Bitcoin. Victims Are Losing Patience

QuadrigaCX creditors are losing patience with their court-appointed law firm, demanding answers about the effort to recover their funds.

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New IRS Warning Letters Target Crypto Investors Who Misreported Trades

The IRS is sending another round of warning letters to crypto users, this time to taxpayers who it thinks misreported income on exchange transactions.

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Seed CX Begins Testing Swap Contracts Settled in Real Bitcoin

Seed CX has begun testing bitcoin margin swaps with users and is waiting on regulatory approval to launch them.

Seed CX CEO Edward Woodford (Credit: Seed CX)

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SEC Guidance Gives Ammo to Lawsuit Claiming XRP Is Unregistered Security

Investors suing Ripple have started citing the SEC’s token guidance to back their claim that XRP is an unregistered security.

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WATCH: Ted Livingston Discusses Kik's Response to the SEC

Kik CEO Ted Livingston discussed his company's legal fight with the SEC on CoinDesk Live last week.

Kik CEO Ted Livingston

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SEC Delays Decisions on 3 Bitcoin ETF Proposals

The SEC has delayed making a decision on three different bitcoin ETF proposals until Sept. 29 at the earliest.

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IRS Warnings to Bitcoin Traders Offer Clues to Coming Tax Guidance

Though the IRS has yet to publish its promised crypto tax guidance, the warning letters recently sent to 10,000 traders hint at what to expect.

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