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

Anonymous Crypto Interests Bombard Key Senator Sherrod Brown With Political Ads

New crypto advocacy group Cedar Innovation Foundation is running digital ads in Brown's Ohio to persuade him to buck SEC Chair Gary Gensler, but Cedar won't say who's behind it.

A crypto advocacy group with mysterious backing is trying to influence Sen. Sherrod Brown. (Images compiled by CoinDesk, courtesy of Cedar Innovation Foundation)

Policy

U.S. CFTC Approves Bitcoin Futures Platform Bitnomial's Derivatives Clearing Application

The commissioners discussed issues like conflict of interest before ultimately voting in favor of the margined bitcoin futures company.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Coinbase Launches Spot Trading of Bitcoin and Ether Outside the U.S.

The feature will initially launch for institutional investors but will be rolled out for retail investors in the coming months, the exchange said.

Coinbase (Alpha Photo/Flickr)

Policy

FASB Confirms 'Fair Value' Approach for Corporate Crypto Holdings

The new rules by the U.S. accounting standards setter would go into effect in December 2024.

MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor is all smiles after the FASB rule change (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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Policy

SEC Hasn't Met Legal Requirements to Sue, Binance Says in Latest Bid to Dismiss Lawsuit

Binance responded to an SEC filing, arguing that the regulator's arguments weren't applicable to the actual conduct it was analyzing.

Two large stacked blocks displaying Binance's logo at a trade show.

Markets

Bitcoin, Ether, and Major Altcoins in Deep Red

Bitcoin and Ether lead in liquidation heatmap with over $335 million in rekt positions in the last 12 hours.

Bitcoin (André François McKenzie/ Unsplash)

Policy

U.S., South Korea, Japan Discuss North Korean Crypto Thefts in Trilateral Meeting

North Korea has stolen billions of dollars' worth of crypto in support of its nuclear and ballistic missile programs,

U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan (left), South Korea's National Security Advisor Cho Tae-yong and Japan's National Security Advisor Takeo Akiba (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

Policy

Crypto Provisions Dropped From 2023 U.S. Defense Bill

The military-linked bill is viewed as must-pass legislation, so lawmakers sometimes try to tack on other things to get them passed, too.

(JamesDeMers/Pixabay)

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Markets

Cardano Jumps 20% as Analyst Eyes Bitcoin Pullback to $40K to 'Fill CME Gap'

Market observers "underappreciate" future inflows from institutional investors to bitcoin, asset 21.co CEO said in a CoinDesk TV interview.

Cardano ADA price (CoinDesk)

Policy

Binance Founder Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao Stuck in U.S. Until Sentencing

Zhao pleaded guilty to a federal charge last month.

Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao (CoinDesk archives)