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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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)

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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.

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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)

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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)

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Basel Committee Seeks to Consult on Stablecoins Risk Treatment

Regulators have been looking to increase supervision of crypto and mitigate risks posed by banks' exposure to crypto.

Globe, World (Kyle Glenn/Unsplash)

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Do Kwon Faces Extradition to U.S. for Charges Tied to the TerraUSD and Luna Collapse: WSJ

The blowups of his UST and LUNA tokens fueled a crisis that gripped the whole crypto industry in 2022, causing losses that reverberated far and wide.

Do Kwon, whose TerraUSD and Luna tokens collapsed in 2022, fueling the crypto winter (Terra)

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Binance, SBF, ETH and Gensler Get Mentions at Republican Presidential Debate

Republican leadership contender Vivek Ramaswamy got the first crypto question.

Vivek Ramaswamy co-founded Strive Asset Management (Frederick Munawa)

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CZ's Guilty Plea Accepted by Judge, Has Yet to Decide If Binance Founder Can Go Home

Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty to violating the Bank Secrecy Act last month.

Changpeng Zhao speaking at Consensus 2022. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Crypto Exchange Bitzlato Co-Founder Pleads Guilty to U.S. Money Transmitter Charge

Anatoly Legkodymov says he'll dissolve the sanctioned exchange as part of his plea.

U.S. authorities announced the co-founder of exchange Bitzlato pleaded guilty on accusations of running an illegal money transmitter. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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The Most Influential Folks in Crypto Regulations

Recognizing some of the folks involved in crypto policy

U.S. prosecutors with the Southern District of New York (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)