Nikhilesh De

Nikhilesh De is CoinDesk's managing editor for global policy and regulation, covering regulators, lawmakers and institutions. When he's not reporting on digital assets and policy, he can be found admiring Amtrak or building LEGO trains. He owns < $50 in BTC and < $20 in ETH. He was named the Association of Cryptocurrency Journalists and Researchers' Journalist of the Year in 2020.

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Policy

Coinbase Seeks to Take Core Question in U.S. SEC Case to Higher Court

The crypto exchange is trying to appeal part of a judge's recent denial of its motion to dismiss, focusing on whether the SEC can treat secondary trades as investment contracts.

Coinbase CEO Brian Amstrong and SEC Chair Gary Gensler

Policy

Hacker Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Stealing Over $12M From Crypto Exchanges

Shakeeb Ahmed stole over $12 million from Nirvana Finance and a DEX thought to be Crema Finance.

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Policy

FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Appeals Fraud Conviction

Bankman-Fried was convicted last year on fraud and conspiracy charges.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Former Ethereum Adviser Intends to Sue U.S. Government for $9.6B Over Dropped Extortion Charges

Steven Nerayoff has retained well-known civil liberties lawyer Alan Dershowitz to serve as a consultant on constitutional issues in the case.

Money (Alexander Mils/Unsplash)

Policy

Is the Sam Bankman-Fried Story Over?

He was sentenced last month. What did we learn?

Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

Galaxy Plans to Raise $100M for Crypto Venture Fund

Galaxy's prolific venture wing plans to start accepting – and investing – outside capital.

Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. SEC Calls for Comments on Spot ETH ETFs

The Securities and Exchange Commission has opened up comment periods for ETF applications for Grayscale, Fidelity and Bitwise.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler says the agency's court loss led to bitcoin ETF approvals. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

What a Judge Said About the SEC's Suit Against Coinbase

A federal judge had a lot to say about the SEC's claims in its suit against Coinbase.

SEC logo (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Tornado Cash Dev Roman Storm Moves to Dismiss Indictment Over Crypto-Laundering Allegations

Storm was arrested last year over his work with the mixer.

SDNY Courthouse 40 Centre Street