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

Tornado Cash Dev Pertsev's $1.2B Money Laundering Allegations Detailed Ahead of Dutch Trial

An indictment by Dutch prosecutors lists 40 suspicious transfers – the largest from the Axie Infinity Ronin exploit.

Free Alex Pertsev poster spotted outside the courthouse (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

Finance

Berachain's Crypto Trade Aggregator Ooga Booga Raises $1M

Berachain mainnet isn't even live yet; no traders are trading, or exchanges exchanging, on crypto's latest layer-1. But that isn't dissuading Ooga Booga from fundraising to support both.

(Mark Basarab/Unsplash)

Policy

Does Sam Bankman-Fried Deserve 50 Years in Prison?

SBF's former customers have weighed in.

Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Fan Won Ohio Senate Primary That Could Alter the Industry's U.S. Destiny

Bernie Moreno will be the Republican nominee for Senate in Ohio, facing Sen. Sherrod Brown in this year's general election.

U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno benefited from President Donald Trump's endorsement on the way to winning the Ohio Republican primary. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Policy

DOJ's Proposed 50-Year Sentence for Sam Bankman-Fried 'Disturbing,' FTX Founder's Lawyers Say

Bankman-Fried's defense team attacked prosecutors' lengthy prison term recommendation in a new letter Tuesday.

Sam Bankman-Fried outside a courthouse in July 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Genesis to Pay SEC $21M Penalty to Settle Charges Over Gemini Earn Product

The settlement comes days after a New York judge denied motions by Genesis and crypto exchange Gemini to stop the SEC case.

SEC logo (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Coinbase's Allies Join Crypto Firm's Case Against SEC

Paradigm, the Crypto Council for Innovation and others weighed in to support Coinbase's effort to push the U.S. securities regulator for crypto rules.

Coinbase CEO Brian Amstrong and SEC Chair Gary Gensler

Finance

Luxor Looks to Help Bitcoin Miners Hedge Halving Risk With New Hashrate Futures

The firm partnered with CFTC-approved exchange Bitnomial to offer cash-settled hashrate futures.

Scott Graham, Unslpash/Modified by CoinDesk

Finance

Crypto Compliance Platform Keyring Raises $6M to Unlock DeFi for Institutions

The company allows institutional investors to comply with regulations when interacting with DeFi, and recently facilitated a proof of concept trial with Nomura's crypto arm Laser Digital by building a compliance wrapper on top of USDC stablecoin.

Alex McFarlane and Mélodie Lamarque, co-founders of Keyring Network (Keyring Network)