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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QuadrigaCX Has Had an Improbable Week

Back in February 2019, EY revealed it had accidentally sent over 100 bitcoin (BTC) to what it described as Quadriga’s cold wallets, which it could not access. And now these coins are moving.

Quadriga Fintech Solutions CEO and late founder Gerald William Cotten (Quadriga CX)

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Exejecutivos de FTX y Alameda se declaran culpables de fraude y llegan a un acuerdo con la SEC y CFTC

Sam Bankman-Fried, de FTX, fue acusado y detenido la semana pasada.

El fundador de FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, vuelve a comparecer ante el tribunal en las Bahamas. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)


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EY dice que “sabe” sobre las transferencias “no autorizadas” de las billeteras de Quadriga

Más de 100 BTC se transfirieron desde billeteras ligadas a Quadriga durante el fin de semana.

Gerald Cotten, difunto CEO de QuadrigaCX, alrededor de 2015.

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EY Says It Is 'Aware' of 'Unauthorized' Quadriga Wallet Transfers

More than 100 BTC moved out of Quadriga-linked wallets over the weekend.

Quadriga Fintech Solutions CEO and late founder Gerald William Cotten (Quadriga CX)

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Bitcoin Addresses Tied to Defunct Canadian Crypto Exchange QuadrigaCX Wake Up

More than 100 BTC tied to QuadrigaCX moved out of cold storage wallets over the weekend. Quadriga’s bankruptcy trustee said three years ago it did not control those wallets at the time.

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

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Embattled Crypto Firm FTX Wants to Sell Its Functioning Units, Including LedgerX

FTX filed for bankruptcy protection last month, reporting it has more than $10 billion in liabilities.

FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Incoming House Financial Services Committee Chair Asks Secretary Yellen to Delay Crypto Tax Provision

Rep. Patrick McHenry. who chairs the committee in January, expressed his concerns in a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.

Rep. Patrick McHenry (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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BZeroX Founders Are No Longer Part of Ooki DAO, Lawyer Says

A federal judge this week ruled the CFTC should serve the Ooki DAO lawsuit to Tom Bean and Kyle Kistner.

(Jan Huber/Unsplash)