Nikhilesh De

Crypto exchange Kraken will "immediately" end its crypto staking-as-a-service platform for U.S. customers and pay $30 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges it offered unregistered securities, the U.S. agency announced Thursday. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the details and the wider implications for crypto regulation.

Feb 10, 2023

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong tweeted that he's heard rumors that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission wants to ban retail investors from engaging in cryptocurrency staking, the income-generating technique at the core of running blockchains including Ethereum. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De shares the latest developments.

Feb 9, 2023

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) again made its case Tuesday that crypto assets are often unregistered securities being traded on unregistered exchanges, issuing an investor alert warning that people should be wary of crypto in individual retirement accounts (IRA). CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the latest in the world of crypto regulation.

Feb 8, 2023

Crypto conglomerate Digital Currency Group (DCG) and its bankrupt Genesis subsidiaries reached an in-principle agreement on terms of a restructuring plan with a group of the firm’s main creditors. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the terms of the proposed deal. DCG is the parent company of CoinDesk and Genesis.

Feb 7, 2023

FTX Group is sending "confidential letters" to politicians and other political beneficiaries of Sam Bankman-Fried, his deputies and his companies, asking them to return the money by the end of the month. This comes as Emergent Fidelity Technologies, a firm co-founded by SBF and former executive Gary Wang, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses what we know so far.

Feb 6, 2023

YouTube star and professional wrestler Logan Paul has been named in a proposed class-action lawsuit over Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) sales for a project Paul promoted called CryptoZoo, which never materialized. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the project and the reports from YouTube journalist "CoffeeZilla."

Feb 3, 2023

Counsel for former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is currently in talks with U.S. prosecutors to “resolve the outstanding issues related to Bankman-Fried’s bail conditions,” according to a court filing. Meanwhile, Proposals to subpoena FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, his immediate family and senior staff of the bankrupt crypto exchange have been opposed by the U.S. Trustee. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the latest on Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX's hearings.

Feb 3, 2023

U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), the top Republican on the Senate Banking Committee, will release his priorities for a bipartisan regulatory framework for cryptocurrency today, according to Politico. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the details and how it could pave the way for future crypto legislation. 

Feb 2, 2023

India instituted a 30% tax on profits and a 1% tax deducted at source (TDS) on all transactions for the crypto sector in 2022. Now the world's largest democracy is keeping its restrictive crypto tax rules unchanged in 2023 as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman did not mention crypto, virtual digital assets, blockchain or central bank digital currencies (digital rupee) while unveiling the nation’s budget. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses how this could impact crypto adoption and trading volumes in the country.

Feb 1, 2023

U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled on Monday that the identities of the two non-parental parties who co-signed Sam Bankman-Fried's $250 million bond can be made public. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the decision and what to expect from FTX's future bankruptcy proceedings.

Jan 31, 2023