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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Policy

India's Supreme Court Turns Away Petition Asking Government to Frame Crypto Guidelines

"Though the petition is under Article 32 of the Constitution, it is evident that the real purpose is to seek bail in proceedings which are pending against the petitioner," the order said.

The Taj Mahal in Agra, India (Sylwia Bartyzel/Unsplash)

Finance

Fake BlackRock XRP Filing Referred to Delaware Department of Justice

A check of the process for registering a trust in the state apparently leaves a ready opening for bad actors.

(Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Policy

'Mutant Ape Planet' NFT Developer Pleaded Guilty in $3M Fraud

French developer Aurelien Michel pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court and agreed to pay $1.4M, according to prosecutors.

One of the developers behind the "Mutant Ape Planet" rug pull has pleaded guilty to fraud. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk modified by Photomosh.com)

Policy

Delaware, We Need to Talk

If I had a nickel for every time someone made a fake crypto-related Delaware filing, I'd have two nickels.

(Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Finance

Bogus BlackRock XRP Filing Spoofs ETF Watchers, Crypto Traders

The fake filing sent XRP higher by more than 10% before the token gave back those gains.

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Policy

Crypto Tax Proposal Open for Revision, IRS Officials' Questions Suggest

Federal officials heard Monday from the industry on the mayhem the U.S. crypto tax proposal could cause, but the most valuable revelations may have been what they asked about.

Marisa Coppel, senior counsel at the Blockchain Association, advised Internal Revenue Service officials to narrow their crypto tax proposal. (Courtesy of the Blockchain Association)

Tech

Raft Suffers $3.3M Exploit That Drove Down Stablecoin 50%, but Hacker Likely Lost Money on Attack

Raft's R stablecoin lost its dollar peg, dropping as much as 50% in the immediate aftermath of the exploit.

hacker (Cybercrime / Getty Images)

Finance

BlackRock's Ethereum ETF Plan Is Confirmed in Nasdaq Filing

The world's largest asset manager has already made waves by seeking to list a bitcoin ETF

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Policy

SBF Trial: The Last Day of Summer Camp

Sam Bankman-Fried's trial ended, in the words of his defense attorney, "gradually, then suddenly."

SBF Trial Newsletter Graphic

Policy

Binance Has No Real Argument for Dismissing SEC Suit, Regulator Says

The SEC pushed back against Binance's motion to dismiss its lawsuit in a new filing.

SEC Enforcement Director Gurbir Grewal (right) (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)