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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Finance

Michael Saylor Commences Plan to Sell $216M Worth of MicroStrategy Shares

Saylor said earlier that he would use the proceedings from the sales to address personal obligations and buy more bitcoin to his personal account.

MicroStrategy Executive Director Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

Policy

Elections, SEC Cases, DOJ Cases: What Crypto Regulation May Bring in 2024

2024 is next week. Buckle up.

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Policy

Hashdex Names BitGo as Bitcoin ETF Custodian as Applicants Continue SEC Meetings

A bitcoin ETF may be approved or rejected in the first few days of the new year.

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Policy

SEC Blasts 'Purportedly Decentralized' DAOs in $1.7M Settlement with BarnBridge

BarnBridge failed to register its structured crypto product with the SEC, regulators alleged.

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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Policy

SEC Chair Gary Gensler: 'Far Too Many Frauds and Bankruptcies'

The Securities and Exchange Commission chief shared his views on the crypto industry.

Gary Gensler's SEC must now decide what to do about multiple applications for BTC and ETH ETFs (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Prometheum Earns Final Regulatory Nod to Try Hand at Fully-Compliant Crypto

The U.S. platform, which drew industry barbs for insisting crypto can comply with SEC rules, is now approved for clearing, though it won't begin for a few months at least.

Prometheum founder and co-CEO Aaron Kaplan went on CoinDesk TV to discuss is Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker-dealer license approval. (CoinDesk)

Policy

Judge Denies Sam Bankman-Fried Request for a Longer Sentencing Process

Bankman-Fried's defense team asked for a four to six week extension for his sentencing scheduled in late March, citing a possible second trial that may begin earlier in the month.

Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

42 Different Countries Discussed or Passed Crypto Regulations, Legislation in 2023: PwC

More than 20 countries have passed comprehensive crypto regulatory frameworks over the past year, a PwC report shows.

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Policy

UK Finance Ministry to Discuss Crypto Banking Woes With Lawmakers

Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt said U.K., and London in particular, has become "the global crypto hub."

U.K. Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt (Nordin Catic/Getty Images)

Finance

Small ESG-Focused Crypto Asset Manager Is Another Late Entrant to Bitcoin ETF Race

7RCC, a crypto asset management firm targeting ESG-focused investors, filed an application with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a spot-bitcoin and carbon credits futures exchange traded fund (ETF).

Gemini founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss (Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)