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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Markets

Canary Capital Files for SUI ETF After Reserve Deal With World Liberty Financial

The move comes after World Liberty Financial said it would add Sui assets to its token reserve earlier this month.

Canary Capital founder and CEO Steve McClurg (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on the New Crypto Task Force

The longtime SEC commissioner explains how she wants to reshape the agency's approach to digital assets regulation.

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Court Approves 3AC’s $1.53B Claim Against FTX, Setting Up Major Creditor Battle

A Delaware bankruptcy court allowed Three Arrows Capital to dramatically expand its claim against FTX, further complicating creditor payouts.

Three Arrows co-founder Su Zhu speaks at FTX's Crypto Bahamas event in 2022 (Tracy Wang/CoinDesk)

Policy

AML Bitcoin Creator Found Guilty In Pump-and-Dump Case Linked to 'Casino Jack'

A jury in California convicted Rowland Marcus Andrade of wire fraud and money laundering in connection with the sale of AML Bitcoin.

AML Bitcoin co-conspirator Jack Abramoff in 2011 (Lessig/Abramoff/Wikimedia Commons)

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Policy

U.S. Senate Takes First Big Step to Advance Stablecoin Bill

The first committee approval of a stablecoin bill in this new congressional session now moves the so-called GENIUS Act toward the Senate floor.

Senator Tim Scott (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

News Analysis

Crypto's IRS Victory Reveals Reach in Congress That Demands Less Compromise

As the industry moves forward with bills on stablecoins and market-structure rules, the kind of dealing lobbyists were prepared to make may no longer be needed.

U.S. Capitol Building (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto's DeFi Education Fund Swaps Directors as Miller Whitehouse-Levine Moves On

The advocacy group's chief legal officer, Amanda Tuminelli, will be the new executive director as her predecessor take a board role.

Amanda Tuminelli, new executive director of DeFi Education Fund

Finance

Tether’s Paolo Ardoino Says Stablecoin Issuer ‘Has Been Through Hell’, Is Cheered On at Cantor Conference

Ardoino spoke at the Cantor Fitzgerald Global Technology Conference on Wednesday as he continued his first trip to the United States.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino on stage at Cantor Fitzgerald's event in New York (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

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Policy

Garantex Operator Aleksej Besciokov Arrested in India: Report

Besciokov is charged with money laundering conspiracy, conspiracy to violate sanctions and conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business.

Aleksej Besciokov (U.S. Secret Service)

Policy

OKX Europe Acquires MiFID II-Licensed Company in Malta

The exchange recently obtained a Markets in Crypto Assets license in Europe.

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