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

Post-prison CZ says time behind bars didn't hurt the billionaire's business after Binance

The pardoned ex-CEO called prison a character-building "plus" as he's pursued a venture-capital career, despite his majority stake in the world's biggest crypto exchange.

Former Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (CoinDesk)

Policy

CZ, Binance founder, wants to clear up 'misunderstandings' about who he is

The former CEO of the world's largest crypto exchange is seeking to redefine himself to the world on his own terms.

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Tech

Live markets: Bitcoin claws back some of the losses after Micron beats earnings

Battered crypto sector gets some relief after Micron beats earnings, bringing back some risk appetite to the market.

Micron gives late boost to crypto (Getty Images)

Policy

Crypto PAC's $5.5 million Congress pick gets Maryland win, more crypto allies advance

The Fairshake super PAC supported Adrian Boafo in Maryland, plus other candidates in Maryland, New York and Utah as each ran its primary elections.

Maryland congressional candidate Adrian Boafo, left, (The Washington Post)

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Finance

Crypto critic Roubini joins tokenization boom with onchain 'Technodollar'

The economist known as "Dr. Doom" is supporting a tokenized security backed by a Nasdaq-listed ETF he oversees, designed to protect wealth in global crises.

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Tech

Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum Foundation will cut budget 40% in major reset

The reduction comes on the same day the EF confirmed a 20% reduction in headcount and follows the resignation of co-Executive Director Hsiao-Wei Wang. Her departure brings the total number of senior Ethereum Foundation figures to leave since January to nine, underscoring the scale of the organization's ongoing turmoil.

Vitalik Buterin speaking at ETHDenver in February 2022

News Analysis

In Clarity Act's final weeks, its path through U.S. Senate not getting much clearer

Tough negotiations linger in several difficult arenas, but crypto's Washington lobbyists are flying in allies this week and still hoping for a July vote.

U.S. Congress (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Live updates: Saylor's Strategy sinks to new 52-week low as bitcoin drops to $62,000

Crypto prices are again on the defensive amid a global stock rout set off by a 10% plunge in South Korea's Kospi.

pen rests on paper showing sketched graph going lower.

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Policy

Crypto's second U.S. lobbying front — tax policy — sees industry push on mining, staking

The crypto sector's leading U.S. advocacy groups asked the U.S. House's tax committee to advance a bill to clarify treatment of assets from mining and staking.

Representative Mike Carey, an Ohio Republican (The Washington Post)

Policy

Are perps swaps? A quick look at that CME suit: State of Crypto

CME Group sued the CFTC on Thursday, alleging that the agency was wrong in how it approved Kalshi's first U.S. perpetual futures product.

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