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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HTC Says Its Next Smartphone Will Run a Full Bitcoin Node

HTC plans to release a low-cost smartphone capable of running a full bitcoin node by the end of Q3.

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QuadrigaCX Has $21 Million in Assets and Owes $160 Million: EY Report

QuadrigaCX owes creditors $160 million, but only has $21 million in assets, according to court-appointed monitor EY's latest report.

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US Senators Seek Information on Facebook's 'Libra' Crypto Project

The U.S. Senate Banking Committee wants to know more about Facebook's crypto project.

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Crypto-Friendly US Congress Members Join New Fintech Task Force

The U.S. House of Representatives is launching a task force to examine financial technology, including blockchain.

Stephen Lynch

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FinCEN Says Some Dapps Are Subject to US Money Transmitter Rules

Decentralized applications (dapps) may sometimes qualify as money transmitters under U.S. law, FinCEN said.

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Hackers Steal $40.7 Million in Bitcoin From Crypto Exchange Binance

Crypto exchange Binance has disclosed a 7,000 BTC loss following the discovery of what it called a "large scale security breach."

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao

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Judge Asks NYAG to Narrow Scope of 'Amorphous' Bitfinex Document Request

A judge has ordered Bitfinex to turn over documents to the New York Attorney General, but only once the scope of the request is narrowed.

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Bitfinex: NYAG's Order Is Hurting Our Customers and the Crypto Market

Bitfinex customers may suffer if it can't tap a credit line from Tether, the firms' lawyers say in a new filing in the New York Attorney General case.

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Regulators Ready to Approve Ethereum Futures, CFTC Insider Says

The CFTC is willing to approve an ether futures contract – provided it ticks all the right boxes, a senior official told CoinDesk.

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NYAG: Bitfinex Should Be Made to Disclose Tether Deal Documents

The NYAG's office has told a court that Bitfinex and Tether must turn over documents detailing the companies' recent financial maneuvers.

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