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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Crypto Staking Doesn't Violate U.S. Securities Law, SEC Says

The SEC's latest staff statement addresses crypto staking, though it noted that it was not binding guidance.

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Politiche

Fastex Expands U.S. Presence With Los Angeles Office

In an interview with CoinDesk, Fastex’s chief legal officer said that the crypto regulatory shift under President Donald Trump has made it possible for the exchange to expand in the U.S.

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Mercati

Strategy Chair Michael Saylor Shares ‘21 Ways to Wealth’ in Vegas Keynote

“Satoshi started a fire in cyberspace, and while the fearful run from it and fools dance around it, the faithful feed the flame, dreaming of a better world, and bathe in the warm glow of cyberlight,” Saylor said.

CoinDesk

Politiche

Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht to Bitcoiners: ‘Freedom is Worth the Struggle’

Ulbright told the crowd a story from his youth about killing wasps in order to illustrate his point that, without unity and decentralization, there is no freedom.

CoinDesk

Pubblicità

Politiche

Suspects in Manhattan Crypto Kidnapping, Torture Case Plead Not Guilty as Investigation Widens

William Duplessie, 33, and John Woeltz, 37, have been accused of holding a 28-year-old Italian man hostage for over two weeks and torturing him in an attempt to steal his bitcoin.

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Politiche

SEC Files to Dismiss Long-Running Lawsuit Against Binance

The SEC sued Binance in June 2023, but moved to pause the case after Donald Trump retook the Oval Office.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Politiche

Nigel Farage Vows to Establish BTC Reserve and Pass Pro-Crypto Legislation Once in Government

“We are going to launch, in Britain, a crypto revolution. We’re going to make London one of the major trading centers of the world,” Farage said.

Nigel Farage (Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons)

Politiche

U.S. House Republicans Officially Introduce Crypto Market Structure Bill

The legislation is expected to become the second major congressional effort toward establishing U.S. regulations for the crypto industry.

U.S. Capitol Building (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Politiche

Ships Could Pay Panama Canal Transit Fees in Bitcoin and Cut the Line, Panama City Mayor Muses

The mayor of Panama City, Mayer Mizrachi, said the city could potentially establish a bitcoin reserve.

Panama canal (Credit: Alex Pagliuca, Unsplash)

Politiche

SEC Task Force Chief Says Crypto Traders Need to be Growups, Not Cry to Government

Hester Peirce, the SEC commissioner who leads its crypto task force, argued for lighter-touch oversight in which crypto investors take responsibility for their losses.

Securities and Exchange Commission's Hester Peirce