Nikhilesh De

Nikhilesh De is CoinDesk's managing editor for global policy and regulation, covering regulators, lawmakers and institutions. When he's not reporting on digital assets and policy, he can be found admiring Amtrak or building LEGO trains. He owns < $50 in BTC and < $20 in ETH. He was named the Association of Cryptocurrency Journalists and Researchers' Journalist of the Year in 2020.

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Seed CX Launches New Wallet Features for Institutional Clients

Seed CX is offering each of its customers their own unique wallet in hopes that this will throw up roadblocks for any malicious actors looking to steal funds.

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Token Exchange DX.Exchange Says It Has Patched Security Vulnerability

DX.Exchange claims it has patched a security vulnerability allowing anyone access to user authentication tokens.

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Bitwise Files for New Bitcoin ETF With SEC

Bitwise Asset Management is planning a new effort at launching a bitcoin exchange-traded fund with NYSE Arca.

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Security Token Trades on Regulated Platform in Market First

Regulated broker-dealer SharesPost says it has successfully executed its first secondary trade of security tokens on a blockchain.

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Venezuela Calls US Sanctions Against Its Petro Cryptocurrency 'Discriminatory'

Venezuela has filed a complaint against the U.S. with the World Trade Organization, highlighting sanctions against the petro as one issue.

Exposure to the government-backed petro has made Venezuelans more comfortable with other types of cryptocurrencies.

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Euro Exim Bank Taps Ripple's xRapid for Cross-Border Settlements

Euro Exim Bank is tapping Ripple's xRapid product, which uses the XRP cryptocurrency, for payments and settlements.

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Coinbase Suspends Ethereum Classic After Blockchain History Rewrites

Ethereum classic's blockchain has been hit by a suspected 51 percent attack, leading to reorganizations of its transaction history.

Ethereum classic (CoinDesk archives)

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Overstock's tZERO Wins Patent for Integrating Crypto With Legacy Trading Tech

Overstock's tZERO won a patent last week detailing how it would integrate digital asset trading with legacy trading systems.

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Stablecoin Issuers May Need Licenses in Texas, Unlike Most Crypto Startups

A new memo by the Texas Department of Banking notes that stablecoins may fall under the state's definition of "money" and therefore would be subject to money transmission laws.

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Ethereum Studio ConsenSys Teams Up With Chip Manufacturer AMD

ConsenSys is partnering with AMD to provide a new cloud computing blockchain infrastructure aimed at large companies and government agencies.

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