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Nikhilesh De

Managing Editor, Global Policy & Regulation

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

Brothers Accused of $25M Ethereum Exploit as U.S. Reveals Fraud Charges

The alleged 12-second attack related to the controversial practice known as MEV, or maximal extractable value.

May 15, 2024

Department of Justice (Shutterstock)

Policy

House Resolution to Overturn Controversial SEC Rule Likely to Pass in Senate: Sources

Critics of the SEC bulletin argue it constrains companies unfairly.

May 15, 2024

US Capital building (Matt Anderson/Getty Images)

Policy

Cahill Gordon & Reindel Beefs Up Crypto Practice, Adds 3 Crypto-Native Lawyers Including Lewis Cohen

Lewis Cohen will co-chair the firm’s digital assets and emerging technology practice alongside former SDNY prosecutor Samson Enzer.

May 15, 2024

Lewis Cohen (right) (CoinDesk archives)

Policy

Crypto's Election Season Is Kicking Off

Crypto is looking to play a bigger role than ever in this year's elections. We want to know how big.

May 15, 2024

Former U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and current U.S. President Joe Biden during a debate in the 2020 election. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Finance

Vanguard, Avowedly Anti-Crypto, Names Bitcoin-Friendly Ex-BlackRock Exec as CEO

Samil Ramji, who led BlackRock’s ETF business including the launch of the firm’s spot bitcoin product, departed the firm in January.

May 14, 2024

Vanguard logo (John Keeble/Getty Images)

Policy

The Crypto Industry’s Influence on U.S. Elections is Bigger Than Ever, Industry Insiders Say

Crypto-focused PACs are shaping the outcome of certain key Congressional elections.

May 14, 2024

(Roibu/Shutterstock)

Policy

'CryptoDad' Giancarlo Joins Paxos Board

J. Christopher Giancarlo, a former chief of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, has joined the board of directors for the firm that issues the PayPal stablecoin.

May 14, 2024

J. Christopher Giancarlo, Former Chairman, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Willkie Farr & Gallagher (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev Found Guilty, Sentenced to 64 Months in Prison by Dutch Court

Alexey Pertsev was first jailed in the Netherlands in August 2022.

May 14, 2024

Free Alex Pertsev poster spotted outside the courthouse (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

Policy

Industry Stakeholders Believe a UK Election Won't Derail Crypto Plans

A U.K. election is expected to happen this year, but it likely won't change the trajectory of the country's crypto policy efforts.

May 14, 2024

Labour Leader Keir Starmer Meets New Labour MP Chris Webb 16x9

Policy

FalconX Settles With CFTC for $1.8M Over Failure to Register as Futures Commission Merchant

In addition to paying monetary penalties, FalconX must stop providing U.S.-based customers access to crypto derivatives trading platforms.

May 13, 2024

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
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