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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Coinbase Ventures Backs $3 Million Round for Trading Data Startup Nomics

Nomics has raised $3 million from Coinbase Ventures and other investors for its plan to index 95% of all crypto trading data points.

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Coinbase Adds Crypto-to-Crypto Trading for Retail Customers

Coinbase is rolling out bitcoin-based crypto-to-crypto trading pairs for its retail customers.

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Blockstream Boosts Bitcoin Satellite Service With Lightning Payments

Blockstream has expanded its bitcoin satellite service to the Asia-Pacific region and added support for Lightning Network transactions.

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Coinbase Revamps PayPal Withdrawals for US Crypto Users

Coinbase customers in the U.S. can now make withdrawals into their PayPal accounts.

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Ethereum Chat Startup Status Lays Off 25% of Staff

Citing the crypto bear market, Status.IM has laid off 25 staffers and asked remaining employees to take a pay cut.

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SEC's Crypto Czar Signals Some Flexibility on Token Offerings

No-action letters may be a way forward for crypto startups hoping to avoid securities classifications.

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US Lawmaker Suggests 'WallCoin' to Fund Trump's Mexico Border Wall

Representative Warren Davidson has suggested using a cryptocurrency to crowdfund a wall on the Mexican border.

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STO Services Startup TokenSoft Acquires Stake in Regulated Broker-Dealer

STO facilitator TokenSoft has acquired interest in a regulated broker-dealer to provide services that were previously impossible for the firm.

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South Korea's Kakao Leads $15 Million Raise for Public Blockchain Startup Orbs

South Korean messaging giant Kakao has led an over-$15 million crypto investment in Israeli-based public blockchain project Orbs.

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Report: Venezuela Is Forcibly Converting Pension Balances to the Petro

Venezuela has reportedly begun automatically converting residents' pensions into its controversial cryptocurrency.

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