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

Dutch Prosecutors Seek 64-Month Jail Sentence for Tornado Cash Dev Alexey Pertsev

The judge will deliver the verdict on May 14, the court said.

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

Policy

Coinbase Loses Most of Motion to Dismiss SEC Lawsuit

A judge ruled that the SEC made a plausible argument that Coinbase is operating as an unregistered broker, exchange and clearinghouse.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong speaks at a political rally hosted by Stand With Crypto. (screenshot from Coinbase video)

Policy

Crypto Chip Company Katena Wins Lawsuit Filed by Bitcoin Miner Coinmint

An arbitration panel ruled that Katena didn't mislead or deceive Coinmint, awarding the chipmaker $14 million.

ASIC Miners (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

Policy

Binance Is Having an Odd Time

Regulatory crackdowns, and possibly whatever is happening in Nigeria.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

House Republicans Demand SEC Explain What's Up With Crypto Platform Prometheum

The chairmen of two House committees want SEC Chair Gary Gensler to describe how the first special purpose crypto broker-dealer can legally handle ETH.

Coinbase is getting set to tell a judge why the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, under Chair Gary Gensler, has improperly picked a legal fight with the exchange. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Exchange KuCoin Violated Anti-Money Laundering Laws, U.S. Charges

The exchange was charged under the Bank Secrecy Act.

16:9 KuCoin (Shutterstock)

Policy

Bankers Are Lining Up Buyers for FTX’s 8% Stake in AI Startup Anthropic: Report

The proceeds from the sale of the shares, valued at approximately $1 billion, will go towards repaying investors.

New FTX CEO John J. Ray III (C-Span)

Policy

Do Kwon’s Extradition to South Korea Postponed by Montenegrin Supreme Court

The Luna/Terra founder will remain in the Balkan country “until a decision is made” on where to send him to face charges.

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon (CoinDesk TV)

Policy

U.S. SEC Asking for More Millions, Dozens of Lawyers to Beef Up Crypto Oversight

The securities regulator, Treasury Department and U.S. derivatives watchdog are all hoping to get more funding to deal with new duties policing the digital assets sector.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler in Washington on Oct. 25, 2023 (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)