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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Judge Denies Effort to Move XRP Investor Lawsuit to Lower Court

A district judge has slapped down an investor's effort to move a lawsuit against payments firm Ripple to a lower court.

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Pot Publication High Times Now Says It Won't Accept Bitcoin in IPO

High Times, which announced last week that it would accept bitcoin and ether for its coming IPO, said in an SEC filing Monday that this was an "error."

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SEC Slaps 'Fraudulent' ICO Founder With $30K Fine, Lifetime Ban

The SEC has issued a cease-and-desist along with a $30,000 penalty to the founder of a token sale it called "fraudulent."

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Fantasy Football League to Raise $100 Million in Crypto ICO

A blockchain startup wants to raise nearly $100 million dollars to create a new form of fantasy football aimed to bring fans together.

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Jamaica Stock Exchange to Trade Crypto Assets in 2018

The Jamaica Stock Exchange will be adding cryptocurrency trading for its clients later this year.

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EU Lawmaker Wants to Include ICOs in New Crowdfunding Rules

A draft proposal by the EP's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs suggests creating new regulations for public initial coin offerings (ICOs).

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Bitt Inks Blockchain Deal With Another Caribbean Central Bank

Bitt is partnering with the Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten to look into issuing a central bank-backed digital currency for the two nations.

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Former S&P President Leads Seed Round for ICO Compliance Startup

Regtech and compliance startup iComply has just completed a seed funding round led by former Standard and Poor's chief Deven Sharma.

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Blockchain Social Network Minds Is Migrating to Ethereum for Launch

Blockchain-based social network Minds is moving its platform to the ethereum mainnet, the startup announced Monday. 

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Coin Center Updates Its Securities Framework for Cryptocurrencies

Blockchain advocacy group Coin Center still believes some cryptocurrencies are securities by law, and should be regulated as such.

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