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

U.S. House Panel Votes to Disapprove of Controversial SEC Custody Guidance

The House Financial Services Committee also adopted a bill giving the U.S. Secret Service more resources to investigate crypto crimes.

Reps. Patrick McHenry and Maxine Waters (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Policy

Sam Bankman-Fried Doesn't Want to Go to Prison for 100 Years

Bankman-Fried's legal team brought 29 character references in pleading for a lenient sentence.

Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Winklevoss Twins' Gemini Promises to Return $1.1B to Earn Customers

The pact is tied to the bankruptcy of Genesis Global Capital, Gemini's partner for its Earn program.

Gemini founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Policy

Coinbase Made an Arbitration Case to the U.S. Supreme Court – Again

In a second case involving a legal argument over arbitration, the U.S. crypto exchange again appeared in the high court to argue about these agreements that affect everybody.

Coinbase appeared again in the U.S. Supreme Court to make a case on arbitration. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Tech

Coinbase Adds 2 Software Programs for Ethereum Staking, to Reduce Concentration Risks

The publicly traded U.S. crypto exchange said it would add support for the additional Ethereum "clients" – computer programs used to access and run the distributed network – to help reduce dependence on the dominant Geth software.

(Alpha Photo/Flickr)

Policy

Craig Wright to Face New Allegations of Forgery in COPA Trial Over Ontier Emails

He's set to retake the stand on Friday to defend allegations initially made by his former lawyers that their correspondence submitted to court had been doctored.

COPA vs Craig Wright trial just completed its second week (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Policy

Sam Bankman-Fried Asks for 6.5 Year Prison Term After Conviction in FTX Collapse

Bankman-Fried's lawyers objected to the Presentence Investigation Report (PSR) which recommends a sentence of 100 years in prison calling it "grotesque."

Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Man Who Laundered Billions in Bitcoins Says Bitcoin Fog Was a Help: Bloomberg

Ilya Lichtenstein, who pleaded guilty in the Bitfinex case last year, is now a U.S. witness who testified about his use of Bitcoin Fog and other mixers to hide loot.

Ilya Lichtenstein, who pleaded guilty with wife Heather Morgan in the plundering of Bitfinex, is now testifying against the mixer he used. (Alexandria Sheriff's Office)

Policy

Craig Wright's Former Lawyers Say Emails Shared by Wife Are Fake as COPA Trial Heats Up

The emails were disclosed by Wright's counsel after COPA's expert witness Patrick Madden spent a tense day on the stand.

Still from Craig Wright's testimony on day three of the Hodlonaut vs. Craig Wright trial on Sept. 14, 2022. (Bitcoin Magazine/YouTube)

Policy

Looking at Kraken's Motion to Dismiss an SEC Lawsuit

There's some familiar arguments, and they all point to one conclusion: This is going to take a while.

SEC logo (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)