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

SEC Delays Decision on HashDex Bitcoin Spot ETF Application, Grayscale Ether Futures Filing

Franklin Templeton also has an outstanding bitcoin ETF application with a Nov. 17 decision deadline.

Photo of the SEC logo on a building wall

Policy

Crypto-Friendly Lawmakers Ask Biden, Yellen to Quantify Hamas' Digital Asset Fundraising

Lawmakers want to know to what extent Hamas may actually be raising crypto funds to finance terrorism, and what role the U.S. has had in seizing those funds.

Rep. Tom Emmer

Markets

Celestia's TIA Token Rises 200% Since Debut Despite Muted On-Chain Activity

Just 160,000 transactions have been facilitated on Celestia in the past 13 days.

On-chain activity remains muted on Celestia (Tyler Callahan/Unsplash)

Finance

Hong Kong Gaming Company Boyaa Interactive Seeks Approval to Buy $100M in Crypto to Boost Web3 Strategy

The company's plan highlights Hong Kong's rising profile as a digital asset hub.

Hong Kong (Unsplash)

Policy

CFTC Chief: Nothing Changed After FTX Meltdown to Empower Agency to Prevent Repeat

U.S. CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam says his agency is still awaiting new authorities from Congress to get supervision power over the crypto markets.

Rostin Behnam

Policy

India's Supreme Court Turns Away Petition Asking Government to Frame Crypto Guidelines

"Though the petition is under Article 32 of the Constitution, it is evident that the real purpose is to seek bail in proceedings which are pending against the petitioner," the order said.

The Taj Mahal in Agra, India (Sylwia Bartyzel/Unsplash)

Finance

Fake BlackRock XRP Filing Referred to Delaware Department of Justice

A check of the process for registering a trust in the state apparently leaves a ready opening for bad actors.

(Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Policy

'Mutant Ape Planet' NFT Developer Pleaded Guilty in $3M Fraud

French developer Aurelien Michel pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court and agreed to pay $1.4M, according to prosecutors.

One of the developers behind the "Mutant Ape Planet" rug pull has pleaded guilty to fraud. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk modified by Photomosh.com)

Policy

Delaware, We Need to Talk

If I had a nickel for every time someone made a fake crypto-related Delaware filing, I'd have two nickels.

(Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Finance

Bogus BlackRock XRP Filing Spoofs ETF Watchers, Crypto Traders

The fake filing sent XRP higher by more than 10% before the token gave back those gains.

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)