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

Binance Nigeria Money Laundering Trial Delayed to May 17, Says Gambaryan Family Spokesperson

Binance's lawyer needed more time to look at evidence from Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

Tigran Gambaryan, Binance's head of crime compliance, is one of two executives detained in Nigeria. (Shutterstock/Consensus)

Policy

Roger Ver Indicted for Tax Fraud

The man sometimes called "Bitcoin Jesus" did not pay capital gains on hundreds of millions of dollars he raised in selling bitcoin in 2017, the DOJ alleged.

Roger Ver (Wikimedia Commons)

Policy

Distilling the Tornado Cash and Samourai Suits

It's about "code is speech," sure, but the DOJ asserts it's not just code.

Department of Justice (Shutterstock)

Policy

Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Gets 4 Months in Prison

"There's no evidence that the defendant was ever informed" of illegal activity at Binance, the judge said.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao exits a Seattle courthouse after being sentenced to four months in prison. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Indonesia’s Election Results May Be Good for Crypto, Industry Watchers Say

The presidential election in February initially ended in controversy when the winning duo claimed victory before official results were released.

Indonesia flag (Bisma Mahendra/Unsplash)

Policy

Ahead of EU Elections, Crypto Industry Pushes Blockchain Merits as Policy Focus Shifts to AI

Industry watchers are hoping for a younger, tech-savvy cohort of politicians that can drive innovation-friendly policy forward.

European Union (Guillaume Périgois/Unsplash)

Policy

Samourai Wallet Co-Founder Keonne Rodriguez Pleads Not Guilty, Released on $1M Bond

Rodriguez, 35, will remain on house arrest in Pennsylvania until his trial.

Profiting from a crypto mixer is likely illegal, experts say. (Wikimedia Commons)

Policy

Why the DOJ May Have Recommended a Three-Year Sentence for CZ

The DOJ appears to be confident that a judge will agree with their position on Binance founder Changpeng Zhao's misdeeds – and an appeals court will too.

Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao (CoinDesk archives)

Policy

CZ Sentencing Letters Paint Former Binance CEO as Devoted Family Man, Friend

161 letters from CZ’s friends and loved ones poured into the court ahead of his sentencing on Tuesday.

Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao in 2018 (CoinDesk archives)

Policy

Here’s How EU Nations Are Preparing to Enforce MiCA

With MiCA stablecoin rules taking effect in June, CoinDesk reached out to regulators in all 27 EU member states to show where countries are at with implementation.

Europe is getting ready to enforce MiCA. (Danielle Rice/ Unsplash)