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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Crypto Exchange Poloniex Launches Institutional Trading Services

Poloniex announced it was opening institutional trading accounts as of Tuesday.

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Overstock's Medici Invests $2.5 Million in Grain Tech Firm's Blockchain Pivot

Medici Ventures has bought a $2.5 million equity stake in GrainChain, a software firm launching its own blockchain and stablecoin.

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Treasury Official: Global Regulators Must Follow US Lead in Crypto Enforcement

U.S. Treasury Department Under Secretary Sigal Mandelker called for global efforts to police malicious actors' use of cryptocurrencies.

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Signature Bank Wins New York Approval for 'Real-Time' Blockchain Payments

Signature Bank is launching a blockchain-based real-time payments system in early 2019 and has just got the green light in New York.

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Fidelity, Bitmain and More Invest $27 Million in Crypto Trading Platform ErisX

ErisX has closed a $27.5 million Series B funding round to build a regulated crypto spot and futures market.

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US Government Interested in Tracking Privacy Coins, New Document Shows

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security wants to find out if it's feasible to track transactions conducted using privacy coins.

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G20 Leaders Pledge Crypto-Asset Regulation After Buenos Aires Meeting

G20 leaders declared that they would regulate crypto to mitigate financial crimes in a statement after this weekend's summit.

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Bitcoin ETF Seekers Met With SEC Monday In Latest Pitch for Approval

VanEck, SolidX and Cboe met with SEC staff on Monday to demonstrate how the bitcoin market is ready for an ETF.

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Intel Wins Patent for Energy-Efficient Bitcoin Mining

An Intel patent awarded Tuesday outlines a method for mining cryptos using the SHA-256 algorithm more efficiently.

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SEC Fines Floyd Mayweather, DJ Khaled for ICO Promotions

Floyd Mayweather and DJ Khaled settled charges with the SEC, which said they promoted ICOs without disclosing payments from token issuers.

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