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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Policy

FTX’s Accounting Firm Prager Metis to Pay SEC $1.95M to Settle Negligence Allegations

The international accounting firm will pay $745,000 to settle the FTX-related allegations alone.

FTX Trading LLC auditor Prager Metis hosted a metaverse office launch party in Decentraland in October 2022. (Prager Metis)

Policy

U.S. Treasury Sanctions Cambodian Tycoon With Ties to Pig Butchering Scams

One of Senator Ly Yong Phat’s hotels, O-Smach Resort, is a notorious hotbed for human trafficking.

(Thoeun Ratana/Unsplash)

Policy

U.S. Republican Lawmakers Say Crypto Legislation Not Yet Off the Table for This Year

Rep. Patrick McHenry and Sen. Cynthia Lummis said they're still shooting for crypto legislative action in the "lame duck" session after the November elections.

Senator Cynthia Lummis (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. CFTC Chair Behnam Says Regulator Will Keep Pursuing Kalshi Case

The U.S. derivatives regulator's legal battle with the prediction markets is currently winding its way through an appeals court.

CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Another Bitcoin Miner Adopts MicroStrategy's Playbook of Buying BTC in Open Market

Cathedra Bitcoin will move away from mining business and will develop data centers instead.

Exit sign (Paul Brennan/Pixabay)

Policy

CZ Set to Be Released From Prison on September 29

The Binance founder is currently living in a halfway house in San Pedro, California.

CEO of Binance Changpeng Zhao at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

Policy

More than 40 Firms Join Central Bank Group to Explore Tokenization for Cross-Border Payments

The Bank for International Settlements launched Project Agorá in April and it brings together seven monetary authorities from the U.K., Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Switzerland, New York and Europe.

BIS building (BIS)

Policy

Sen. Elizabeth Warren's Pro-Crypto Opponent, John Deaton, Has a Plan to Beat Her

The lawyer who waded into the SEC tussle with the crypto sector has won the Massachusetts Republican nomination for Senate and shares his next steps with CoinDesk.

John Deaton is the Republican candidate facing Sen. Elizabeth Warren in the race for her Senate seat. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

SEC Places Heavier Scrutiny on Binance's Token Listing, Trading Process in Proposed Amended Complaint

The SEC filed its proposed amended complaint against Binance on Thursday with a greater emphasis on the exchange's token listing process.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

'An Explosion of Election Gambling' Is Nigh, CFTC Warns Appeals Court

The regulator asked the court to extend the pause of Kalshi's political prediction markets for as long as the agency's appeal is pending.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 13: Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump, watches a video of Vice President Kamala Harris during a campaign rally at The Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas on September 13, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. With 53 days before election day, Former President Trump continues to campaign.  (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)