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

Taiwanese Authorities Investigating Blockchain Betters over Polymarket Election Contract: Report

The Presidential and Vice Presidential Election and Recall Act specifically prohibits gambling on elections.

A Taiwanese police car (swat_hk/Flickr)

Policy

U.S. SEC Denies Coinbase's Push for Crypto Regulations as 'Unwarranted'

The U.S. exchange had formally petitioned the agency to start writing comprehensive crypto rules, but after "careful" consideration, the SEC said no.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Lawmaker Calls for the UK Government to Do More for Blockchain

Member of Parliament Natalie Elphicke also announced that the parliamentary group she chairs will be hosting industry round tables and a call for evidence.

UK MP Natalie Elphicke Calls for the Government to do More for Blockchain (Camomile Shumba/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Firm SafeMoon Files for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, SFM Plunges 42%

The firm's executives were arrested last month on multiple charges.

Bankruptcy (Gerd Altmann/Pixbay)

Policy

Financial Regulators Reiterate Call for Legislation to Address Crypto Risks

The Financial Stability Oversight Council met Thursday, releasing a report detailing all of its concerns from the past year.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Tech

'Bitcoin NFT' Hysteria Comes to Sotheby's as Super-Mario-Style Mushroom Character Tops $200K

In the historic auction house's first-ever sale of the Ordinals inscriptions known as "NFTs on Bitcoin," a batch of three pixelated images from a mushroom-themed collection drew about $450,000, or roughly five times the highest estimates.

Screenshot of BitcoinShrooms website showing items from the collection. (Bitcoinshrooms.com)

Markets

Crypto Trader Turns $1K Into $100K on Solana’s Newest Memecoin, Dogwifhat

Like it or not, dog tokens are driving big business in the crypto markets.

The dogwifhat meme (Know your meme)

Policy

In Search of the Elusive Crypto Voter

Next year will see a presidential election. What's crypto's role?

Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

FTX Bankruptcy Judge Takes Step to Shorten Timeline for Customers' Recoveries

FTX victims are closer to getting their money back from the exchange after a federal judge put an end to a time-consuming dispute that has halted the exchange's bankruptcy case.

(Charles Hoffmeyer)