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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Policy

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.

Markets

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.

Markets

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.

Markets

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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Markets

Senate Confirms Gary Gensler as Next SEC Chief

Gensler previously ran the federal Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

SEC Chairman Gary Gensler

Policy

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.

Policy

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

Markets

Ex-CIA Director Says Criminals Will Move Away From Bitcoin in New Lobbying Group's First Report

The new Crypto Council for Innovation hopes to inform and influence regulatory efforts worldwide.

The Crypto Council for Innovation, created by a handful of firms in the digital asset space, is starting with an analysis on whether bitcoin is being used for illicit purposes.

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Circle Brings on Former Libra Vice Chair Dante Disparte in Potential Blow to Facebook Stablecoin Effort

Disparte will help Circle's global expansion efforts, CEO Jeremy Allaire wrote in a blog post.

Policy chief Dante Disparte left the Facebook-linked Diem Association (formerly Libra) and joined Circle in April 2021.

Markets

Bitcoin Price Shoots Past $60K, Ether Hits New All-Time High in Early Saturday Trading

The price action comes just ahead of a highly anticipated Nasdaq listing for leading U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase.

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