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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Bitcoin ETF Proposals Withdrawn After SEC Pushback

Several firms seeking to list exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tied to bitcoin have withdrawn their filings at the request of officials from the SEC.

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Smart Contracts Proposal MAST Inches Closer to Bitcoin's Code

A long-standing proposal to bring "smarter" smart contracts to bitcoin's main net has just taken one step closer to implementation.

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Swiss Government Supports Launch Blockchain Task Force

The Swiss government has launched a new initiative to cement its regulatory framework surrounding blockchain startups and ICOs.

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$35 Million: Smart Contracts Platform Mobius Completes ICO Presale

Smart contracts provider Mobius has successfully raised $35 million in a token presale based on the Stellar network.

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Nvidia Curbs Data Center GPU Use – But Crypto Miners Are Excluded

GPU maker Nvidia has tweaked its software license agreement to limit the use of its products by data centers – unless they're mining cryptocurrencies.

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South Korean Banks Face Scrutiny Over Crypto Exchange Ties

South Korea's financial regulators began inspecting commercial banks to monitor their compliance with new cryptocurrency exchange rules.

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SEC Branch Trolls Blockchain Stock Pumpers

The Securities and Exchange Commission's Fort Worth branch joked about the recent fad of companies adding "blockchain" to their names on Twitter.

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Texas Regulator Orders BitConnect to Call Off Token Sale

The Texas State Securities Board ordered BitConnect to halt its upcoming token sale, which the regulator deemed an unregistered securities offering.

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Crypto Debit Card Providers Hit After Visa Cuts Ties With Issuer

European bitcoin debit card providers say they were told to suspend their services by card network Visa on Friday.

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Ripple Claims 3 Big Money Transfer Firms Will Use XRP in 2018

In a tweet late Thursday night, Ripple stated that three of the top five money transfer businesses will begin using its XRP cryptocurrency in 2018.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse. (Christopher Michel/Wikimedia Commons)