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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Policy

Major Meeting of Central Banks Produces Same Old 'Evaluating' CBDCs Refrain

CBDCs continue to draw attention from central bankers, but panelists at an IMF event – including the Federal Reserve – do not expect to see their nations launch one soon.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell

Policy

IMF Says CBDCs Have Potential, but Don't Solve Every Issue

Countries might benefit from issuing central bank digital currencies, but they’re not a panacea for every ailment, a new IMF report says.

The International Monetary Fund published a report on the policy considerations for issuing a central bank digital currency Monday.

Markets

Immutable Calls: AP Election 2020 Results Will Be Recorded on a Blockchain

The Associated Press’s (AP) 2020 election results will be recorded on Everipedia’s EOS-based blockchain network, a first for the nearly 200-year-old news agency.

The Associated Press will call some 7,000 races in the 2020 elections. Everipedia will record these calls on its network.

Policy

CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert Talks Ethereum, DeFi and the Next BitMEX

Ethereum's upcoming proof-of-stake shift won't necessarily put the world's second-largest cryptocurrency into the securities bucket, the chairman of the CFTC said Wednesday.

CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert, right, speaks to CoinDesk Chief Content Officer Michael Casey at Invest:NYC 2019.

Policy

The US Crypto Enforcement Framework Is a Warning to International Exchanges

The U.S. Department of Justice’s cryptocurrency enforcement framework is a warning shot to exchanges worldwide: Comply with U.S. law or face the potential wrath of the federal government.

U.S. Attorney General William Barr unveiled the Department of Justice's cryptocurrency enforcement framework last week.

Policy

Australian Central Bank Sees 'No Strong Public Policy Case' for CBDC

The Australian central bank does not see a strong case for issuing a retail central bank digital currency, its head of payments policy said.

The Reserve Bank of Australia does not yet see a case for a retail central bank digital currency.

Policy

The DOJ's 'Crypto Enforcement Framework' Argues Against Privacy Tools and for International Regulation

The Justice Department's new crypto enforcement framework lays out its case for prosecuting alleged crimes around the world while taking aim at privacy-enhancing tools.

U.S. Attorney General William Barr unveiled on Thursday a detailed examination of how his agency is approaching the cryptocurrency space.

Policy

'It's Something We're Studying': Deputy Treasury Secretary Discusses US CBDC Plans

“It’s something we’re studying … [T]his is really a decision which sits as much with the Fed as it does with Treasury,” said Deputy Secretary Justin Muzinich.

TRM Labs' Ari Redbord

Markets

Bitcoin, Stocks Fall as Trump Tests Positive for COVID-19

The cryptocurrency and Asian stock markets dumped early Friday after U.S. Pres. Donald Trump announced he and his wife had tested positive to COVID-19.

Donald J. Trump at a 2016 rally in Hershey, Pennsylvania. (Mark Makela/Getty Images)

Policy

Crypto Trading Platform BitMEX ‘Attempted to Evade’ US Regulations, CFTC, DOJ Charge

The CFTC has charged BitMEX, CEO Arthur Hayes and other affiliated entities with offering US customers crypto trading services in violation of federal law.

Arthur Hayes, then-CEO of BitMEX, speaks at CoinDesk's Consensus 2018.