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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New York Grants Bitlicense to Institutional Crypto Exchange Seed CX

NYDFS has granted two BitLicenses to subsidiaries of Seed CX, allowing the company to offer crypto services to financial firms.

Seed CX

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US President Donald Trump Says He's 'Not a Fan' of Bitcoin

US President Donald Trump tweeted about bitcoin and Facebook's Libra on Thursday. He's not a fan.

President Donald Trump (Shutterstock)

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Fed Chair Says Libra 'Cannot Go Forward' Until Facebook Addresses Concerns

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said Facebook should not be allowed to launch its Libra cryptocurrency until the company details how it will handle a number of regulatory concerns.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell (House Financial Services Committee)

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Metropolitan Bank Says It Shut Down Tether's Account After 5 Months

Metropolitan Commercial Bank maintained accounts for Tether and affiliated companies for less than half a year before shutting them down.

Metropolitan Commercial Bank image via Shutterstock

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Facebook to Senators: Libra Crypto Will Respect Privacy

Facebook's David Marcus told lawmakers its new libra cryptocurrency will not store or share personal financial information – with a few caveats.

David Marcus is the co-creator of the Facebook-backed libra stablecoin. (CoinDesk archives)

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Investor Fortress Will Buy Mt Gox Creditor Claims for $900 Per Bitcoin

Former Mt Gox customers can recoup $900 per bitcoin owed by selling their claims to Fortress Investment Group.

Mark Karpeles, former Mt. Gox CEO

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SEC, FINRA Issue Explanation of Crypto Custodian Approval Delay

In a joint statement Monday, the SEC and FINRA laid out the issues they must examine before approving broker-dealer applications from crypto startups.

Jay Clayton (CoinDesk archives)

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Facebook's David Marcus: Libra Crypto Users Won't Have to Trust Us

In a note published Wednesday, Facebook blockchain lead David Marcus pushed back against calls to stop Libra's development.

David Marcus is the co-creator of the Facebook-backed libra stablecoin. (CoinDesk archives)

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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.

U.S. House of Representatives

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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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