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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Arizona's Bid to Accept Crypto for Taxes Suffers Setback

Arizona's crypto tax bill no longer enables the Department of Revenue to collect taxes in cryptocurrency, but rather directs it to conduct a study.

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Square Books Small Profit for First Quarter of Bitcoin Sales

Square made $34.1 million in Q1 revenue through bitcoin sales, according to an SEC filing.

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Mastercard: Crypto Card Bans A Factor in Q1 Volume Decline

During its quarterly earnings call, Mastercard CFO Martina Hund-Majean said cross-border volume is down due in part to bans on crypto purchases.

MC

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Judge Rules Against Alibaba in Crypto Trademark Case

A U.S. district judge ruled against Alibaba in its trademark lawsuit against crypto startup Alibabacoin.

Alibaba

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Crypto Exchange Coinsecure Says Theft Probe Is Holding Up Refunds

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinsecure said it was not yet legally able to refund its customers due to an ongoing investigation.

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Crypto Scammers Hijack Vertcoin's Twitter Account

Vertcoin's Twitter account was compromised around May 1, according to public messages by the team behind the startup.

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Up 33%: Bitcoin's Price Just Had Its Best Month of 2018

Bitcoin rallied more than 33 percent in April, making it the coin's best month of the year to date.

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Vitalik Releases Partial Proof-of-Concept for Ethereum 'Sharding' Tech

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin posted the proof-of-concept for adding sharding to ethereum's current mainnet.

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UNDP Partners With Crypto Startup on Solar Power Pilot

Individuals who purchase and lease out solar panels will earn bitcoin as payment under a new pilot program with a blockchain startup and the UN.

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Circle Adds Zcash to Crypto Investment App

Circle added zcash to its cryptocurrency storage and investment app, the company announced Monday.

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