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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Juridique

US Federal Regulator Says Banks Can Conduct Payments Using Stablecoins

Banks can act as nodes on a blockchain or conduct payments using stablecoins, the OCC said Monday.

Former Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks

Marchés

FinCEN Wants US Citizens to Disclose Offshore Crypto Holdings of $10K+

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network wants U.S. persons who hold crypto in offshore accounts to report holdings over $10,000.

FinCEN director Kenneth Blanco

Marchés

EToro USA Becomes Latest Exchange to Suspend XRP Trading

The U.S. division of eToro is suspending XRP trading after an SEC suit against Ripple Labs alleges the token is a security.

eToro

Marchés

Binance US Says It Will Delist XRP on Jan. 13

Binance becomes latest crypto exchange to delist Ripple's XRP.

Binance BSC, Binance app

Marchés

Coinbase to Suspend XRP Trading Following SEC Suit Against Ripple

Coinbase said it will suspend trading of XRP, the cryptocurrency at the heart of an SEC lawsuit against Ripple Labs.

Brad Garlinghouse, Ripple CEO, speaks at Davos 2020. (CoinDesk)

Finance

Coinbase, Other Big Exchanges 'Between Rock and a Hard Place' on Delisting XRP

The question of whether or not to delist XRP isn’t a black-and-white one for crypto exchanges.

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Juridique

Presidential Advisory Group Weighs In on Regulatory Approach to Stablecoins

Stablecoins should meet the same regulatory standards as other financial instruments, Trump’s Working Group on Financial Markets said.

The White House

Juridique

FinCEN’s Proposed Crypto Wallet Rule Might Hit DeFi

FinCEN’s proposed rule regulating “unhosted” wallet transfers has a number of potential issues, including unintended consequences for decentralized finance.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is said to be spearheading a controversial FinCEN rule that would require exchanges to collect and report names and addresses for customers transferring funds to "unhosted" wallets.

Juridique

SEC Gives Broker-Dealers Room to Handle Crypto Securities

The SEC's broker-dealer guidance was generally welcomed as a step in the right direction by industry players.

SEC Chairman Jay Clayton

Juridique

SEC Sues Ripple Over 7-Year, $1.3B 'Ongoing' XRP Sale

As expected, the SEC has filed suit against Ripple, saying it violated federal securities laws in selling $1.3 billion in XRP over the past seven years.

Brad Garlinghouse Ripple