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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US Treasury Sanctions Russians Using Crypto for Election Interference

The U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Asset Control has added three Russian nationals and a host of cryptocurrency addresses to its sanctions list.

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NY AG Asks Court for New Order to Make Bitfinex Turn Over Tether Loan Documents

The New York Attorney General's office wants Tether and Bitfinex to immediately turn over documents detailing a $900 million line of credit.

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Most New Customers at Japanese Exchange BitFlyer Are in Their 20s

More than 30% of new customers at bitFlyer, a major Japanese crypto exchange, are in their 20s, the exchange said.

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Policy

QuadrigaCX Users' Law Firm Launches Blockchain Analytics Investigation

Miller Thomson, the law firm representing QuadrigaCX's former users, has hired Kroll and Coinfirm to conduct blockchain sleuthing services.

Gerald Cotten, founder and former CEO of QuadrigaCX. (Original image by Trevor Jones)

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Tech

Voatz Calls for Restrictions on Independent Cybersecurity Research in Supreme Court Brief

Blockchain voting platform Voatz wrote that bug bounty programs are beneficial – provided researchers only operate under the supervision of the companies they’re looking into.

Voatz app (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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BitGo Will Provide Cold Storage Crypto Support for Japan’s Bitgate

Bitgate has tapped BitGo to help it provide cold storage services to Japanese customers.

BitGo CEO Mike Belshe (CoinDesk archives)

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Senate Banking Chairman Asks OCC About Its Planned Crypto Rulemaking

U.S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo asked to know more about the OCC's potential crypto guidance, but encouraged clear regulation.

Senate Banking Committee Chair Mike Crapo (left) and Ranking Member Sherrod Brown (U.S. Senate)

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Fed Chair Powell's Flexible Inflation Views Were Already Priced In

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell did not raise many eyebrows Thursday morning when he announced the U.S. central bank would encourage some periods of inflation above its 2% target in certain circumstances to boost the long-term economy.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. (CoinDesk Archives)

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Commentary: Fed Chair Jerome Powell Details Inflation Target Changes

The Fed confirmed if inflation consistently falls below its 2% target - as it has for most of the last decade - it will target inflation above 2%. Here's our live commentary.

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WATCH: Fed Chair Powell Lays Out Plan to Let Inflation Rise Above 2% for a While

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is expected to announce new measures to control inflation at his annual speech on the U.S. central bank's policy approach during the Jackson Hole symposium Thursday.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell