Nikhilesh De

Nikhilesh De is CoinDesk's managing editor for global policy and regulation, covering regulators, lawmakers and institutions. When he's not reporting on digital assets and policy, he can be found admiring Amtrak or building LEGO trains. He owns < $50 in BTC and < $20 in ETH. He was named the Association of Cryptocurrency Journalists and Researchers' Journalist of the Year in 2020.

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US Treasury Sanctions Russian Paramilitary Group Crowdfunding Ukraine War With Crypto

“Task Force Rusich” raised thousands of dollars in crypto to resupply soldiers fighting in Ukraine.

An image from a Telegram group linked to the sanctioned entities. (Telegram/@rusichdshrg)

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US Treasury Blacklists Several More Bitcoin Addresses Allegedly Tied to Iran Ransomware Attacks

The sanctions watchdog agency added several bitcoin addresses allegedly used in ransomware attacks to its blacklist.

(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Bitcoiner Bruce Fenton Loses Bid to Contest US Senate Seat in New Hampshire

Fenton faced a competitive race but lost the Republican primary vote.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin (left) and Bitcoin Association's Bruce Fenton (right). (CoinDesk)

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FTC Moves to Join Crypto Lender Celsius’ Bankruptcy Case

The Federal Trade Commission also requested a copy of all relevant documents.

Federal Trade Commission (Shutterstock)

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SEC's Gensler Holds Firm That Existing Laws Make Sense for Crypto

I sat down (virtually) with SEC Chair Gary Gensler last week ahead of a speech on digital assets. Here’s the transcript.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Images)

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US Treasury Explains How Americans Can Recover Crypto Locked in Tornado Cash

The Treasury's sanctions watchdog added Tornado Cash to its blacklist last month.

(JTSorrell/Getty Images)

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Celsius, Creditors Agree to Independent Government Probe, Call for Narrowed Scope

The U.S. Trustee's office called for an independent examiner last month.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky

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US Government Recovers $30M From Crypto Game Axie Infinity Hack

Hackers stole over $600 million from Axie earlier this year.

Chainalysis CEO Michael Gronager (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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White House Calls for Crypto Mining Standards to Minimize Environmental Impact

The report is the first public response to U.S. President Joe Biden's executive order on crypto, and also called for standards to be set to reduce energy usage.

The White House in Washington D.C. (Tabrez Syed/Unsplash)

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Crypto Engineers, Investors Sue US Treasury Over Tornado Cash Sanctions

The Treasury’s sanctions watchdog, OFAC, exceeded its authority in blacklisting smart contract wallets, six plaintiffs allege in a new suit.

Preston Van Loon, Prysmatic Labs co-founder at Consensus 2022 in Austin, Texas. (Scott Moore/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)