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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Cornell Professor Unveils 'Simple Yet Powerful' Consensus Protocols

Cornell University professor Emin Gun Sirer announced a new family of consensus protocols at Token Summit on Thursday.

William Mougayar and Emin Gur Sirrer

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The SEC Just Launched a Fake ICO Website to Educate Investors

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission wants to make sure investors know what a scam ICO looks like. Even if it has to launch its own.

(Michael del Castillo/CoinDesk)

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Blockstack Announces 'Universal' Dapp Store for the Decentralized Web

Blockstack announced app.co, a decentralized app store aimed at bringing together all dapps for users' convenience.

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Wall Street Vet Brian Kelly Launches Blockchain ETF

Investment manager Brian Kelly is launching a blockchain-focused exchange-traded fund, or ETF, he announced Wednesday.

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US Regulators Say They Want to Avoid 'Hindering' Blockchain Innovation

U.S. regulators don't aim to suppress innovation in the blockchain industry, representatives said during a panel at CoinDesk's Consensus 2018.

CFTC's James McDonald, second from left, leaves the agency Thursday.

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Global Consultant DNV Invests in Blockchain Startup VeChain

Norway-based registrar DNV GL has invested in blockchain startup VeChain, with plans to become a "Masternode" holder, the firms have said.

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Coinbase Rolls Out Crypto Custody Product for Institutions

First announced last year, Coinbase Custody is a cryptocurrency storage service directed specifically at large financial institutions.

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Founders of ICO Endorsed By Floyd Mayweather Indicted for Fraud

The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York has announced that the co-founders of a Floyd Mayweather-backed ICO have been indicted.

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LedgerX Announces Bitcoin Options Trading Upgrade

LedgerX announced Tuesday that it is launching a new simplified interface for a bitcoin call options trading platform.

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CME Group Partners to Launch Ether Reference Rate Index

Derivatives exchange operator CME Group and U.K. firm Crypto Facilities are partnering to create an ether reference rate and real time index.

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