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

Former FTX Executive Ryan Salame Will Plead Guilty to Charges: Bloomberg

Ryan Salame was co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets and handled political donations for the crypto exchange.

The streets are clear outside the U.S. Court for the Southern District of New York (Dustin D.)

Finance

Tokenization Advocacy Group Wants to Bring the 'Next Trillion' of Assets to Blockchain

Founding members such as Coinbase, Circle and Aave Companies aim to foster the use of blockchain technology for traditional assets.

(Ryan Quintal/Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Find Who’s Responsible for DeFi Projects and Regulate Them, Global Securities Body Says

IOSCO worries decentralized financial applications could harm investors and markets – and casts doubt on their main premise

International standard setters at Iosco have proposed DeFi rules (Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images)

Policy

Blanket Crypto Bans Won’t Work, IMF and FSB Warn in Joint Paper

The global standard-setters also warned stablecoins adopted by multiple jurisdictions "may transmit volatility more abruptly" than other crypto.

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Policy

Cboe's BZX Exchange Files to Launch Ark 21Shares, VanEck Spot Ether ETFs

If approved, these would be the first spot ether ETFs in the U.S.

Cboe (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Policy

Celsius Network Files 'Adversary Complaint' Against EquitiesFirst to Recover Assets

The private lender owed Celsius $439 million of assets as of July 2022.

(Mustang Joe/Flickr)

Policy

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Motion for Pretrial Release Goes Before 3-Judge Panel

The former FTX CEO is trying to win back his freedom – at least temporarily – to prepare for his October trial.

Sam Bankman-Fried leaving court on Feb. 16, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

Policy

Genesis Global Capital Files for Over $600M in Unpaid DCG Loans: Court Docs

Genesis claims DCG owes it $500 million from one set of loans, alongside another 4,550 BTC owed from DCG International.

Barry Silbert. CEO & Founder Digital Currency Group (DCG)

Policy

Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm Pleads Not Guilty to Money Laundering, Other Charges

Prosecutors allege that Storm and fellow developers Roman Semenov and Alexey Pertsev helped bad actors launder over $1 billion in stolen crypto.

(Shutterstock)

Policy

Looking at Uniswap and Crypto’s New Favorite Ruling

A federal judge took the current state of federal securities laws to task in a ruling dismissing a lawsuit against Uniswap Labs.

(James Lee/Unsplash)