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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Marchés

Ether Supply Squeeze? Bybit Hacker Emerges as World's 14th-Largest ETH Holder

Ether trades 2% higher as the hacked ETH is seen as a permanently lost supply.

Bybit logo

Juridique

U.S. Marshals Service Can't Say How Much Crypto It Holds, Complicating Bitcoin Reserve Plan

The agency has been plagued with procedural and organizational issues for years.

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Marchés

SEC Dropping Coinbase Case Could Boost Robinhood Stock, Tokens Alleged as Securities

More tokens could be added to exchanges, increasing their trading revenue. This might also open the floodgates to crypto firms' IPOs in the U.S.

Robinhood shares could benefit from SEC dropping Coinbase case. (Shutterstock)

Juridique

SEC Poised to Drop Coinbase Lawsuit, Marking Big Moment for U.S. Crypto

The company says the commission will vote on a deal negotiated by staff to abandon the enforcement case at the core of the agency's previous crypto stance.

Brian Armstrong Chief Executive Officer CEO & Co-Founder of Coinbase speaks at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk)

Technologies

Ye, Self-Proclaimed 'Nazi' Who Said 'Coins Prey on Fans,' Plans YZY Token

Seventy percent of YZY tokens will go to Ye (a.k.a. Kanye West), personally.

Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, is planning to launch a token. (Edward Berthelot/Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Deribit Still in Talks to Be Acquired by Kraken: Source

A second source said U.S.-listed exchange Coinbase has also been kicking the tires of Deribit.

Deribit CEO Luuk Strijers (Extreme right) at Consensus Hong Kong (CoinDesk)

Consensus Hong Kong 2025 Coverage

MANTRA Launches Program for Real-World Asset Startups With Google Cloud Support

The program aims to drive innovation in tokenized real-world assets as blockchain adoption accelerates.

John Patrick Mullin, CEO & Co-Founder of MANTRA, and Richard Widmann, Global Head of Crypto Strategy at Google Cloud, speak at Consensus Hong Kong 2025 by CoinDesk. (CoinDesk/Personae Digital)

Marchés

Founder of Trump's World Liberty Financial Credits Justin Sun for Project's Success

Folkman claims WLFI's success came despite "no VC backing and no special treatment to anybody who purchased the token."

Justin Sun of TRON and Zak Folkman of World Liberty Financial speak at Consensus Hong Kong 2025 by CoinDesk (CoinDesk/Personae Digital)

Juridique

AI Fake May Have Scammed Firms for Millions in FTX Claims: Report

Inca Digital has built a case against a shadowy figure cheating trading firms for more than $5 million in claims from the liquidation of the FTX exchange.

Inca Digital theft of FTX claims using AI deep fake

Juridique

SEC Asks Court for Coinbase Case Deadline Extension, Citing 'Potential Resolution' Prospects

The SEC filed a motion Friday saying its new crypto task force could help it resolve its ongoing case against Coinbase.

Acting SEC Chair Mark Uyeda (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)