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Nikhilesh De

Managing Editor, Global Policy & Regulation

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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Markets

Dogwifhat Becomes 4th-Largest Meme Coin as Community Completes Fundraising for Las Vegas Sphere Showing

The meme coin based on a dog wearing a pink beanie became an instant hit during the ongoing crypto bull cycle, now boasting a $2.6 billion market capitalization, but its skyrocketing price could signal increased market froth.

Mar 13, 2024

Dogwifhat fundraising website (dogwifcoin.org)

Policy

Gemini and Genesis Can Be Sued by SEC Over Defunct Earn Product, Judge Rules

The judge found that the SEC’s complaint “plausibly alleges” that the two crypto firms offered and sold unregistered securities via Gemini Earn.

Mar 13, 2024

SEC logo (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

Derogatory Elizabeth Warren Meme Coin Deleted From Coinbase's Website

The token targets a U.S. senator who has frequently criticized the cryptocurrency industry.

Mar 13, 2024

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Policy

Craig Wright's Counsel Hits Back at COPA's Fraud Allegations in Closing Argument

Anthony Grabiner alleged that some of COPA's fraud claims had no exact proof.

Mar 13, 2024

Craig Wright heading to COPA trial on March 1 (Camomile Shumba/CoinDesk)

Policy

South Africa Is Poised to License 60 Crypto Firms by Month End: Bloomberg

Crypto companies that wanted to continue operating in the country had to apply for a license with the Financial Sector Conduct Authority from June 1.

Mar 13, 2024

(Den Harrson/Unsplash)

Tech

Blast Blockchain Locks Up Amid Ethereum's Dencun Upgrade

Its mainnet stopped producing blocks around the time of the Ethereum overhaul.

Mar 13, 2024

Blast stops producing blocks after Dencun (Md Riduwan Molla/Unsplash)

Policy

How an Appeals Court Ruled on an Aspiring Class-Action Lawsuit Against Binance

The exchange must face a lawsuit, an appeals court ruled. The SEC is all over it.

Mar 13, 2024

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Tech

Solana NFT Marketplace Tensor to Issue TNSR Governance Token

The on-chain venue for NFT swaps stayed mum about an airdrop.

Mar 12, 2024

Solana booth at ETHDenver 2024 conference. (Sam Kessler)

Policy

Bitcoin Fog Founder Convicted of Money Laundering

35-year-old Russian-Swiss citizen Roman Sterlingov is the latest person tied to a crypto mixing service to face prison time.

Mar 12, 2024

D.C. District courthouse (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Craig Wright ‘Committed Perjury’ in U.K. Trial Over Satoshi Claims, COPA Says

The Crypto Open Patent Alliance said it will ask U.K. prosecutors to consider pursuing Wright for “perjury” over his defense of forgery allegations.

Mar 12, 2024

Craig Wright (Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images for London Blockchain Conference )
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