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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Paxos Becomes Third Federally Regulated Crypto 'Bank'

Paxos earns a provisional trust charter through the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

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SEC Begins Official Review of Kryptoin Bitcoin ETF Application

The U.S. regulator is now weighing three different bitcoin ETF bids.

SEC Chairman Gary Gensler

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Newly Public Coinbase Lists Tether's Controversial USDT for Pro Traders

The move by an ever-regulated Coinbase could be read as vindication for Tether, long criticized as less-than-forthright about its financials.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong

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State of Crypto: Unpacking Hester Peirce's Newest Safe Harbor Proposal

The revised Token Safe Harbor proposal defines what a successful project would look like.

A safe harbor would give crypto startups some breathing room as they launched their projects.

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City Comptroller Candidate Says Blockchain Is in New York’s Future

Reshma Patel unveiled a proposal to have New York invest in blockchain businesses and cryptocurrencies.

New York City Comptroller candidate Reshma Patel says the city needs to think creatively about its post-COVID future.

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Reddit Forum WallStreetBets Allows Crypto Conversation, Immediately Re-Bans It

A Bloomberg article apparently inspired the ban’s reinstatement.

An immediate about-face from WSB.

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US Government Sanctions Crypto Addresses Linked to Russian Election Fraud Scheme

The move is part of a sweeping set of actions taken by the U.S. government against alleged Russian election interference.

The U.S. Treasury Department is adding new digital currency addresses it claims are tied to election interference efforts by a Russian entity.

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Senate Confirms Gary Gensler as Next SEC Chief

Gensler previously ran the federal Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

SEC Chairman Gary Gensler

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SEC's Peirce Updates Safe Harbor Proposal for Token Sales

The updated proposal adds a number of new reporting requirements for startups.

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce updated her Token Safe Harbor proposal, which she first suggested in 2019.

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What Coinbase’s Rise Says to the World

Coinbase's listing on Nasdaq sends a powerful signal of legitimacy to the U.S. crypto community, as well as to the crypto-curious in the traditional financial sector.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong