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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Sam Bankman-Fried, Other FTX Execs Committed Financial Crimes, Co-Founder Wang Testifies

Gary Wang, the former chief technology officer and co-founder of FTX, told a jury that he, Bankman-Fried and fellow former executives Caroline Ellison and Nishad Singh committed multiple forms of fraud.

Matt Huang of Paradigm arrives in court on Thursday, Oct. 5 to testify against Sam Bankman-Fried (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk).

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Unpacking the First Day of Sam Bankman-Fried's Actual Trial

Two witnesses testified how FTX seemed safe – and really wasn’t, backing the Department of Justice’s opening argument.

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Sam Bankman-Fried ‘Lied,’ DOJ Tells Jury; Defense Tries to Pin FTX Collapse on Caroline Ellison

“He poured money – other people’s money – into investments to make himself even richer,” the prosecutor said in opening arguments.

Sam Bankman-Fried  (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

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Sam Bankman-Fried Now Has a Jury

A federal judge picked a dozen New Yorkers to try the FTX founder on fraud and conspiracy charges.

Sam Bankman-Fried (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

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No Jury Yet, but We're Getting There

No death penalty either, the judge had to reassure a prospective juror.

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SEC’s Motion to Appeal Loss in Ripple Case Is Denied

XRP rallied about 5% following the decision.

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

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No Sam Bankman-Fried Jury Yet; Judge Expects to Cull 50 Prospects Quickly on Wednesday

Several prospective jurors revealed that they or loved ones lost money on crypto, including one whose brother was nearly ruined.

Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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There's a Lot of Thefts Happening

Regulators don’t need more excuses to look suspiciously at the crypto industry, but a recent wave of hacks and thefts provide one anyway.

FTX bought the naming rights to the Miami Heat arena in March. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk archives)

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The Collapse of FTX, in Sam’s Own Words

As we prepare to hear from the DOJ and Sam Bankman-Fried, here’s what the former crypto executive had to say about FTX’s collapse last year.

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Sam Bankman-Fried's Defense Asks for Clarity on Charity, Bankruptcy Arguments

The trial for the founder of the collapsed crypto exchange FTX is scheduled to start Tuesday, and his lawyers are scoping out the range of arguments they might present.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)