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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Nishad Singh’s Lawyers Ask Judge to Spare Him Prison, Say He Is an 'Uncommonly Selfless Individual'

Singh will be sentenced for his role in the collapse of FTX on Oct. 30.

Nishad Singh, left, exits a federal courthouse after testifying on Oct. 16, 2023 (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Bitfinex Hacker Ilya Lichtenstein Should Serve 5 Years in Prison, DOJ Says

Lichtenstein pleaded guilty to stealing nearly 120,000 bitcoins from Bitfinex in 2016, and then conspiring with his wife, Heather “Razzlelkhan” Morgan, to launder a portion of the funds.

Ilya Lichtenstein (Alexandria Sheriff's Office)

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Coinbase Escalates SEC Fight Over the Agency's Inside Chatter on ETH

The company's go-between on a quest to see SEC documents – History Associates – told a court it intends to ask for an immediate judgment in the dispute over internal communications.

Coinbase CEO Brian Amstrong and SEC Chair Gary Gensler

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Kamala Harris Speech Offers No Further Details on Crypto 'Regulatory Framework'

The vice president touted her "opportunity agenda" but did not drill down on what it would mean for digital assets during an appearance in Erie, Pa.

Vice President Kamala Harris (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

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FTX's Salame Hoped Dog Bite Would Delay Prison, But Tucker Carlson Derailed Effort

Ryan Salame is set to start a prison sentence today after a judge rejected his attempt to delay his arrival to treat a bite to his face, noting it didn't stop him from doing a media interview.

Ryan Salame leaving a New York courthouse on Sept. 7, 2023. (Sam Kessler/CoinDesk)

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Binance Executive Tigran Gambaryan Denied Bail in Nigeria

The Binance executive has been detained in Nigeria since February.

Tigran Gambaryan, Binance's head of crime compliance, is one of two executives detained in Nigeria. (Shutterstock/Consensus)

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SEC Sues Crypto Market Maker Cumberland DRW

The regulator alleged the company "bought and sold" crypto assets that were sold as securities, but did not register as a securities dealer.

SEC headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Ripple Plans 'Cross-Appeal' in SEC Case

The SEC announced it was filing an appeal last week.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler and Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse (Kevin Dietsch/Getty and Scott Moore/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Prosecutors Charge Four Crypto ‘Market Makers,’ Employees With Market Manipulation, Fraud

Gotbit, CLS Global, MyTrade, and ZM Quant were secretly offering market manipulation services to projects that wanted to artificially inflate their trading volume, prosecutors allege.

(Shutterstock)

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The DPRK's Deep Roots in Crypto

North Korean developers have worked for a surprisingly large number of crypto projects.

North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un (Contributor/Getty Images)