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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Crypto Payments Startup Uphold Launches Lending Products

Crypto payments startup Uphold is launching Earn and Borrow in collaboration with lending platform Cred.

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Public Company's Crypto Claims Draw SEC Scrutiny, Trade Suspension

The SEC has suspended trading in a company claiming to have registered an upcoming ICO with the regulator.

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Bitmain's Latest Bitcoin Miner Update Activates Controversial 'AsicBoost'

Bitmain has published a firmware update for its Antminer S9, using controversial "AsicBoost" code to give an efficiency hike when mining bitcoin.

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Judge Orders Trading Firm, CEO to Pay $2.5 Million in Bitcoin Ponzi Case

The CFTC has won a legal battle against a New York resident and his company for running a Ponzi scheme centered around bitcoin.

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The SEC Is Setting Up a New Division to Talk to ICO Startups

The SEC's new FinHub is being launched with the aim of facilitating interactions with fintech startups, including ICO issuers.

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Mt Gox's Bitcoin Creditors Have 4 Days to Submit Rehabilitation Claims

Clients of the defunct crypto exchange Mt. Gox must submit claims for trapped funds by Oct. 22.

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New BitConnect Lawsuit Combines Previous Efforts Against Crypto Scam

BitConnect investors hoping to recoup their losses have consolidated all existing lawsuits against the startup into one.

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Huobi's US Exchange Sees 30% Boost in Trading for Tether Alternative

A spokesperson for HBUS says the exchange has seen a massive increase in USDT/TUSD trading this week after tether broke the proverbial buck.

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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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