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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California Bill Would Legally Recognize Blockchain Stocks

California Senate Bill 838 would allow businesses to store, issue and transfer shares information on a blockchain.

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Alleged Bitcoin Miner Thief Says Police Held Him 'Without Evidence'

Sindri Thor Stefansson, the alleged thief behind the "Big Bitcoin Heist," says he was free when he escaped from prison and flew to Sweden.

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LedgerX's Bitcoin Derivatives Trading Is Up 7X Since Launch

Bitcoin trading platform LedgerX now sees $7.5 million traded weekly in options products, up from $1 million during its first week.

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Ether Investment Firm Begins Trading on Stock Exchange

Ether Capital is seeking to become a major player in the ethereum ecosystem by investing in startups and holding large amounts of the token.

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Walmart Wants to Store Payment Data On a Blockchain

A pair of Walmart patent applications discuss encrypting payment information using a blockchain.

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Sharing Economy Startup Origin Raises $28 Million in SAFT Sale

Peer-to-peer economy platform Origin raised more than $28 million through a Simple Agreement for Future Tokens sale this year, filings reveal.

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Bitcoin Mining Hardware Thief Escapes from Prison

Sindri Thor Stefansson, the alleged culprit behind the theft of 600 cryptomining computers, escaped from prison earlier this week.

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Coinbase Has a New Chief Financial Officer

Oz Management Chief Financial Officer Alesia Haas is Coinbase's new CFO effective Tuesday.

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Telegram's CEO Is Using Bitcoin to Bypass Russia's App Ban

Pavel Durov is paying network administrators in bitcoin to bypass a Russian ban on Telegram.

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Binance, Bitfinex and More: NY Launches Inquiry Into Crypto Exchanges

New York's attorney general is taking a closer look at some of the most well-known cryptocurrency exchanges.

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