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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Opinion

Crypto Goes Unmentioned Again at Second Presidential Debate

The chances of crypto popping up were low. Still, it would have been nice.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Policy

Caroline Ellison Shouldn't Go to Jail After FTX Collapse, Attorneys Say

The former Alameda Research CEO testified against her former boss, Sam Bankman-Fried, last year.

Ex-Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison, center, at the federal courthouse in Manhattan as she was due to testify in Sam Bankman-Fried's trial on Oct. 10, 2023 (Victor Chen/CoinDesk)

Policy

Harris Won U.S. Presidential Debate Versus Trump, Polymarket Betting Suggests

Crypto was once again not mentioned in the second 2024 debate, the first between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Policy

Former FTX Executive Caroline Ellison's Sentencing Hearing Set for Sept. 24

Ellison ran Alameda Research, the FTX-affiliated hedge fund, and testified that she committed fraud at founder Sam Bankman-Fried's direction last year.

Caroline Ellison, the government's star witness in their case against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, leaving court on Tuesday, Oct. 11 following her first day of testimony. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Policy

Second U.S. Firm tZero Said to Become Crypto Broker Dealer Under SEC Oversight

The company expects to launch wider crypto securities services next year, it said, joining controversial firm Prometheum as a potentially U.S.-compliant digital assets securities firm.

The ranks of crypto special-purpose broker dealers under the Securities and Exchange Commission's watch has expanded to two, now including tZero, the company said. (CoinDesk)

Policy

Investors Lost Record High $5.6B to Crypto Scams in 2023, FBI Says

Crypto scams accounted for only a tenth of total financial fraud complaints last year – but nearly half of the losses.

16:9 Fraud, scam (brandwayart/Pixabay)

Policy

Five U.S. States Reach Settlement With GS Partners, Investors to Get Full Refunds

The Texas State Securities Board spearheaded the investigation and subsequent settlement with GS Partners and its owner, Josip Heit.

Texas State Securities Board Enforcement Director Joe Rotunda (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

Coinbase Must Face Shareholder Lawsuit Over Regulator Risk Concerns, Judge Rules

A United States district judge granted in part and denied in part Coinbase's motion to dismiss the class action complaint.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)

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Policy

CFTC Pleads With Judge to Block Kalshi Election Contracts for 14 Days

The agency says it can't make "an informed decision" about whether to appeal the judge's decision in Kalshi's favor until it knows her as-yet-unpublished rationale.

DENVER, COLORADO - MARCH 5: An election judge holds "I Voted" stickers while collecting drive-thru ballots on March 5, 2024 outside the Highland Recreation Center in Denver, Colorado. 15 States and one U.S. Territory hold their primary elections on Super Tuesday, awarding more delegates than any other day in the presidential nominating calendar.  (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images)

Policy

How Might Donald Trump's Crypto Token Fit Into Regulations?

As with everything else, it depends.

Former U.S. President and now President-elect Donald Trump (Jon Cherry/Getty Images).