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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Pananalapi

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)

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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)

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Solana Players Unveil ‘Internet Capital Markets’ Roadmap

The roadmap was coauthored from key leaders of the Solana ecosystem and centers on ‘Application-Controlled Execution’

A Solana sign at a crypto conference. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Grand Jury Charges Pastor, Wife in Alleged Multi-Million Dollar Cryptocurrency Scam

Between January 2022 and July 2023, Eli and Kaitlyn Regalado allegedly solicited nearly $3.4 million from investors and mostly targeted churches.

Colorado, Ridgway, (Thomas Morse / Unsplash)

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SEC Approves, Immediately Pauses Bitwise's Bid to Convert BITW Crypto Index Fund to ETF

The SEC has released multiple crypto ETF updates this week, signaling shifting regulatory priorities.

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

Pananalapi

Crypto Prediction Market Polymarket Weighs Launching Its Own Stablecoin: Source

Polymarket would create its own stablecoin to own the yield-generating USD reserves that back the amount of Circle’s dollar-pegged token, USDC, a source said.

Shayne Coplan, CEO, Polymarket, speaks at Consensus 2024. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk).

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FBI Drops Criminal Probe Into Kraken Founder Jesse Powell

Jesse Powell is no longer under investigation for alleged hacking tied to a nonprofit he co-founded.

Kraken co-founder and chairman Jesse Powell

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Senate Releases Answer to Clarity Act as It Continues Market Structure Work

The Senate published a 35-page discussion draft market structure bill, asking for industry input on how it may be improved.

Senators Cynthia Lummis and Tim Scott, and White House crypto adviser Bo Hines (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Photos: Trump Signs the GENIUS Act Into Law

On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump signed the first-ever major piece of crypto legislation into law.

Donald Trump (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Defense Raises Possibility of a Mistrial Over Allegedly Misleading ‘Victim’ Witness Testimony in Roman Storm Trial

The victim of a pig butchering scam told the jury that her money flowed through Tornado Cash — but several blockchain sleuths have pointed out that it didn’t.

Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm outside the Manhattan courthouse where he is being tried for criminal money laundering (CoinDesk/Cheyenne Ligon)