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

FinCEN Warns Financial Institutions of Crypto Kiosk Scams

The regulator cited a growing number of scams involving crypto kiosks, including fake tech support and bank-related scams.

Bitcoin ATMs (John Paul Cuvinar/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

DCG’s Barry Silbert Returns to Grayscale as Chairman Amid IPO Push

Silbert resigned as Grayscale chairman in 2023 when the asset manager was early in the midst of a legal battle with the New York Attorney General’s office.

DCG founder and CEO Barry Silbert (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Bakkt Sells Loyalty Business and Pivots to Pure-Play Crypto, Offers Shares

The technology firm sold its loyalty business for $11 million and announced a public share offering to fund bitcoin purchases.

(Unsplash)

Policy

Quintenz, Trump's Pick as Potential U.S. Crypto Watchdog, Delayed by White House

Brian Quintenz, Trump's CFTC nominee, has been stalled by the White House in the committee vote that could send his confirmation to the Senate floor.

Brian Quintenz (Senate Agriculture Committee, screen capture)

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News Analysis

Trump Eyes Moving U.S. Economy Further Into Crypto Via Mortgages, 401(k)s

Democrats continue to object as this week promises more developments in the White House's strategy to get digital assets involved in U.S. economic mainstays.

President Donald Trump at the White House (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

SEC Delays Decision on Trump-Linked Truth Social Bitcoin ETF Until September

Other crypto ETF applications, including the Grayscale Solana Trust and Canary Capital Litecoin ETF, were also postponed.

U.S. SEC headquarters in Washington (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

News Analysis

State of Crypto: The Senate Responds to Clarity Act

The Senate Banking Committee introduced a discussion draft bill to address crypto market structure issues.

U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis and Tim Scott (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

DOJ Considering Criminal Charges Against Dragonfly Capital Employees for Years-Old Tornado Cash Investments

In open court on Friday morning, prosecutors told the judge that they were weighing the possibility of criminally charging a general partner at Dragonfly Capital for his involvement with Tornado Cash, leading to him refusing to testify in Roman Storm's defense.

A protestor stands outside the Manhattan court where Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm is being tried for money laundering and sanctions evasion (CoinDesk/Cheyenne Ligon)

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Finance

Revolut Makes Crypto Staking Available in Hungary After Restricting Services

The company had to restrict the majority of its crypto services for customers in Hungary earlier in July due to new legislation in the country being enforced.

Revolut CEO Nik Storonsky (Credit: Getty Images, Kimberly White)

Policy

Yuga Labs Bored Ape Yacht Club $9M Win Against Ryder Ripps Overturned, Must Better Prove Trademark Infringement

Yuga Labs will need to continue defending its suit against Ryder Ripps, the creator of RR/BAYC.

Mutant Ape Yacht Club #3850 (Yuga Labs)