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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BlockFi Joins the Bankruptcy Parade

The crypto lender’s financial woes are well known. Now we have a better sense of the severity.

BlockFi advertisement in Washington D.C.'s Union Station (CoinDesk archives)

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BlockFi Has $355M in Crypto Frozen on FTX, Attorney Confirms

Kirkland & Ellis Partner Joshua Sussberg announced the figure during BlockFi’s first bankruptcy hearing.

Zac Prince, CEO de BlockFi, en Consensus 2019. (CoinDesk)

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El prestamista de criptomonedas BlockFi se declara en quiebra tras la caída de FTX

La compañía había recibido una línea de crédito por US$400 millones por parte de FTX a principios de este año.

Publicidad de BlockFi en Union Station, Washington D. C. (Archivo de CoinDesk)

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BlockFi Files for Bankruptcy as FTX Contagion Spreads

BlockFi received a $400 million line of credit from FTX earlier this year.

Publicidad de BlockFi en Union Station, Washington D. C. (Archivo de CoinDesk)

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Bahamas' Attorney General Defends Country's Regulatory Regime Amid FTX 'Debacle'

Ryan Pinder disputed the notion that FTX moved to the country because it didn't want to "submit to regulatory scrutiny."

Ryan Pinder, attorney general of the Bahamas (The Office of the Prime Minister The Bahamas)

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Bankman-Fried se disculpa con los empleados de FTX y detalla el apalancamiento en una carta interna

El ex CEO de FTX no hizo referencia sobre la malversación de fondos de los clientes ni otras revelaciones de la empresa que se conocieron recientemente.

Sam Bankman-Fried y Bill Clinton en la conferencia Crypto Bahamas en Nassau en abril de 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Abogados detallan el “abrupto y complicado” colapso de FTX durante la primera audiencia de quiebra

Los letrados dijeron que el ex CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, administraba el exchange como si fuese su propio “territorio personal” y permitía que los directivos utilizaran fondos de los clientes para comprar propiedades de lujo.

(Leon Neal/Getty Images)

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'Personal Fiefdom': Some Takeaways From FTX's First Bankruptcy Hearing

FTX’s lawyers painted an alarming picture in the bankrupt crypto exchange’s first-day hearing.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried in the Bahamas (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Bankman-Fried Apologizes to FTX Employees, Details Amount of Leverage in Internal Letter

The former FTX CEO did not address concerns about customer funds being misappropriated or other recent revelations about the company.

Sam Bankman-Fried y Bill Clinton en la conferencia Crypto Bahamas en Nassau en abril de 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Lawyers Detail the ‘Abrupt and Difficult’ Collapse of FTX in First Bankruptcy Hearing

FTX’s lawyers say former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried ran the exchange like his own “personal fiefdom,” allowing executives to use customer funds to purchase luxury real estate.

(Leon Neal/Getty Images)