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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The Case Against Sam Bankman-Fried

The jury will begin deliberations by the end of Thursday.

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Sam Bankman-Fried Survived His Testimony. Next Up: The Jury

Wednesday will bring closing arguments in the criminal fraud case against the founder of FTX, the crypto exchange that collapsed nearly a year ago.

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As Sam Bankman-Fried Fraud Trial Nears Close, a Terse Judge Sets Jury Instructions

Bankman-Fried's lawyers argued the jury should be instructed on English law because it governed FTX's terms of service. "I apply the law of New York," Judge Lewis Kaplan said.

Judge Lewis A. Kaplan (Administrative Office of the United States Courts)

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Sam Bankman-Fried Again Blames Underlings for Woes as FTX Founder Wraps Up Testimony

"So, it's your testimony that your supervisees told you to stop asking questions?" asked a prosecutor. "Did you call in your lieutenants and ask 'who spent $8 billion?'"

FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried exiting a federal courthouse in New York last year. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Sam Bankman-Fried Needs Better Answers on the Stand

Bankman-Fried was charming in front of reporters before FTX collapsed. Now he's just defensive.

FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried exiting a federal courthouse in New York last year. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Bankman-Fried Had a Hairy Day in Court

And he's still got more to go.

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Sam Bankman-Fried's Defense Team Makes Last-Ditch Bid to Get 'English Law' Detail in Jury Instructions

The term may have implications for the fraud charges Bankman-Fried faces.

Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Sam Bankman-Fried Grilled by Prosecutor, Who Points Out Contradictions in His Testimony

Assistant U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon repeatedly cornered the FTX founder on his public statements about his involvement with his affiliated trading firm Alameda and the safety of exchange customer assets.

Sam Bankman-Fried (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

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Sam Bankman-Fried Implied His Friends Lied About His Role in FTX's Collapse

Bankman-Fried's testimony before a jury contradicts prosecutors' key witnesses in subtle ways.

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