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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New York Regulators Have Grant Crypto License to NYDIG

New York's latest BitLicense has been granted to the New York Digital Investment Group, along with a limited purpose trust charter.

NYC

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Bank of America Wins Crypto Storage Patent

A Bank of America patent awarded Tuesday describes how an enterprise-level institution may store cryptocurrencies for customers.

Bank of America

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Court Takes Control of Funds Amid Crypto Exchange's Banking Dispute

A Canadian judge ruled that CIBC, which froze some $26 million CAD claimed by QuadrigaCX, must transfer the funds under dispute to the court.

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Bitcoin Cash's 'Mining War' Escalates as Blockchain Hard Fork Approaches

Over the past day, bitcoin cash mining pools supporting Craig Wright's Bitcoin SV have consolidated even more of the relative amount of hash power.

bchfork

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Bitmain Sues Alleged Bitcoin Thief in US Federal Court

Bitmain has filed a lawsuit against an anonymous thief in a US federal court, who allegedly stoled 617 bitcoin from the crypto mining giant.

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Michigan Secretary of State Nixes Crypto for Political Donations

A letter from the Michigan Secretary of State's office states that cryptocurrencies cannot be used for political donations.

michigan

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Combined Class-Action Lawsuit Against Ripple Moves to Federal Court

Is XRP a security? The question is now sitting before the U.S. District Court in San Francisco.

blockchainlawsuit

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For Bitfinex Users, Dollar Withdrawals Are Now a Weeks-Long Struggle

Three weeks after being assured everything was running smoothly, some customers at Bitfinex are wondering why they still can't get their money out.

dollar, US

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Judge Lifts Order to Freeze Charlie Shrem's Assets in Winklevoss Case

A federal judge lifted a $30 million attachment order against Charlie Shrem Thursday, though the case will proceed to a jury trial next year.

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Gemini founders (Shutterstock)

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Expect the SEC to Target More Token Exchanges After EtherDelta

The SEC's settlement with the founder of EtherDelta is likely the first of many enforcement actions to come against crypto token exchanges.

Clayton, SEC