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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Judge Issues Default Judgment in ICO Fraud Lawsuit

A federal judge ruled against Monkey Capital after finding it defrauded victims in an initial coin offering.

monkeycap

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US Senate to Examine Energy Efficiency of Blockchain

The U.S. Senate will host a hearing on blockchain's energy use and whether the tech can be used to protect infrastructure next week.

The U.S. infrastructure bill's tax provisions could affect the price of ether.

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Ripple Endorses 'Preferred' Crypto Exchanges for XRP Payments

Ripple is recommending three cryptocurrency exchanges as the "preferred partners" for transacting on its xRapid payments platform.

ripple

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Coinbase Acquires Digital Identity Startup Distributed Systems

Coinbase is advancing its push into developing a secure digital identity platform by acquiring San Francisco-based startup Distributed Systems.

coinbase

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SEC Expands Inquiry Into Riot Blockchain, Filing Reveals

The legal woes of biotech company-turned-crypto miner Riot Blockchain don't appear to be slowing down.

riotsec

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Insurance Ratings Bureau Pilots IBM Blockchain for Automatic Reporting

The American Association of Insurance Services is turning to IBM Blockchain to support a new automated insurance reporting tool.

IBM

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Judge Denies Effort to Move XRP Investor Lawsuit to Lower Court

A district judge has slapped down an investor's effort to move a lawsuit against payments firm Ripple to a lower court.

Gavel

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Pot Publication High Times Now Says It Won't Accept Bitcoin in IPO

High Times, which announced last week that it would accept bitcoin and ether for its coming IPO, said in an SEC filing Monday that this was an "error."

Cannabis factory

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SEC Slaps 'Fraudulent' ICO Founder With $30K Fine, Lifetime Ban

The SEC has issued a cease-and-desist along with a $30,000 penalty to the founder of a token sale it called "fraudulent."

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Fantasy Football League to Raise $100 Million in Crypto ICO

A blockchain startup wants to raise nearly $100 million dollars to create a new form of fantasy football aimed to bring fans together.

football, sports