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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Tecnologie

Solana NFT Marketplace Tensor to Issue TNSR Governance Token

The on-chain venue for NFT swaps stayed mum about an airdrop.

Solana booth at ETHDenver 2024 conference. (Sam Kessler)

Politiche

Bitcoin Fog Founder Convicted of Money Laundering

35-year-old Russian-Swiss citizen Roman Sterlingov is the latest person tied to a crypto mixing service to face prison time.

D.C. District courthouse (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Politiche

Craig Wright ‘Committed Perjury’ in U.K. Trial Over Satoshi Claims, COPA Says

The Crypto Open Patent Alliance said it will ask U.K. prosecutors to consider pursuing Wright for “perjury” over his defense of forgery allegations.

Craig Wright (Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images for London Blockchain Conference )

Politiche

U.S. CFTC's Behnam Says Agency Writing New Policy on Prediction Markets

Companies such as PredictIt and Kalshi would get "regulatory clarity" under rule in coming months, according to the chairman of the derivatives regulator.

Rostin Behnam

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Politiche

EU Parliament Approves New Sanctions Laws That Also Apply to Crypto

The laws are to ensure sanctions rules are applied uniformly across the EU's 27 member states.

The EU has passed new crypto laws (Pixabay)

Politiche

COPA vs Wright: What's at Stake as the Trial to Determine Satoshi's Identity Wraps Up

The Crypto Open Patent Alliance and Craig Wright will present their closing arguments this week in a case debating whether Wright is indeed Satoshi Nakamoto.

Craig Wright arrives at a London High Court for the COPA trial on March 1, 2024. (Camomile Shumba/ CoinDesk)

Politiche

Coinbase Accuses U.S. SEC of Breaking the Law in Rejecting Crypto Rulemaking

The crypto exchange had petitioned for clear rules on digital assets, and the agency rejected the petition in December. Coinbase isn't taking no for an answer.

Coinbase is accusing Chair Gary Gensler's U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of improper procedure in its handling of crypto oversight. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Politiche

U.S. President Again Proposes Crypto Mining Tax, 'Wash Sale Rule' for Digital Assets in New Budget

The 2025 budget proposal projects these taxes could generate $10 billion next year if taken up.

U.S. President Joe Biden during a State of the Union address in March 2024. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Finanza

Solana Client Developer Jito Ends 'Mempool' Function

The mempool was a key part of its technology stack that nonetheless allowed for "sandwich" attacks.

Solana booth at ETHDenver 2024 conference. (Sam Kessler)

Politiche

Appeals Court Revives Aspiring Class Action Lawsuit Against Binance

The ruling doesn't have any implications on whether certain crypto tokens are securities.

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