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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SEC Official Says 'Plain English' Guidance On ICOs Is Coming

SEC Director of Corporation Finance William Hinman said the agency plans to release a "plain English" explanation of when a token sale is a security.

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Coinbase Adds Browser Startup Brave's Token to Pro Trading Platform

Coinbase Pro announced Friday that it added support for browser startup Brave's Basic Attention Token.

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Here's What 3 Lawyers Have to Say About That Cryptic Tether Letter

The wisp of a signature on Deltec Bank's letter to Tether is the least of it. More important is the language around liability.

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SEC Says It Shut Down More Than a Dozen Illegal ICOs in the Past Year

The U.S. SEC's Division of Enforcement heavily expanded its work the companies offering ICOs this past fiscal year, it said Friday.

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Another Stablecoin Just Launched With 'Real-Time' View of Dollar Backing

Crypto startup Stably has just launched its StableUSD, a dollar-backed competitor to the reigning tether (USDT) stablecoin.

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Tether Produces Letter Vouching for Dollar Deposits, But Bank Hedges

Deltec Bank & Trust Limited said its letter confirming Tether's dollar balances as of Oct. 31 was provided "without liability" to the institution.

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New York Awards First-Ever BitLicense to Bitcoin ATM Company

Bitcoin ATM operator Coinsource has received a BitLicense from New York's financial watchdog, a full three years after first applying.

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Ethereum Studio ConsenSys Just Bought an Asteroid Mining Company

ConsenSys has just acquired an asteroid mining startup called Planetary Resources.

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Morgan Stanley Report Says Crypto Now An Institutional Asset Class

Cryptocurrencies are now a new institutional investment class, rather than a fully developed electronic cash, a Morgan Stanley report says.

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Former Fed Chair Janet Yellen Is Now a Bitcoin Owner

A member of the crypto community has gifted former Fed chair Janet Yellen some bitcoin in response to her negative comments on the cryptocurrency.

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