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 Binance Adds Compliance Tools from Chainalysis

Binance, the biggest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is rolling out new software to aid detection of potentially illicit transactions.

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Stablecoins All Want to Be $1, But They're Not Worth the Same

Buying bitcoin may be cheaper using a stablecoin the market has greater confidence in, like the Gemini dollar, than with an alternative like USDT.

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Coinbase Now Lets You Buy and Sell Ethereum Token 0x

Retail investors can now trade the 0x Protocol on Coinbase.com, as well as its Android and iOS apps.

Balaji Srinivasan speaks at Consensus 2018, photo via CoinDesk archives

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Winklevoss-Backed Stablecoin Soars Above $1 as Tether's Market Cap Plunges

The Gemini dollar has broken its peg, climbing to an all-time high of $1.19 on Tuesday.

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Ethereum Foundation Awards Nearly $3 Million in Startup Grants

The Ethereum Foundation has awarded 20 different startups and individuals a total of $2.86 million in its latest grant program round.

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Crypto Exchange Coinbase Is Opening an Office in Dublin

Crypto exchange Coinbase is opening a Dublin office in response to customer growth seen in the EU last year.

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Bitfinex Says Withdrawals Are Fine, But Crypto Exchange Customers Disagree

Bitfinex says fiat and cryptocurrency withdrawals are working normally, but some users say they're seeing delays in getting their funds out.

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Fidelity Is Launching a Crypto Trading Platform

Fidelity Investments, one of the world's largest financial services providers, is launching a crypto trading and storage platform.

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Binance Pauses Tether Withdrawals After Denying Delist Rumor

Binance suspended tether withdrawals Monday after pushing back against rumors that the exchange would delist the stablecoin.

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Blockchain Startup Blockstack Unveils Plan to Decentralize Itself

Blockstack announced a plan to decentralize the network's corporate structure on Friday.

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