Nikhilesh De

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  • Sam Bankman-Fried attends a press conferenceFinance

    Sam Bankman-Fried backs Bahamas attorney general after speech defending the country over FTX ‘debacle’

    By Nikhilesh De and CoinDesk
  • Flori Marquez, co-founder and senior vice president of operations for BlockFi, speaks during the CoinDesk 2022 Consensus Festival in Austin, Texas, US, on Saturday, June 11, 2022. The festival showcases all sides of the blockchain, crypto, NFT, and Web 3 ecosystems, and their wide-reaching effect on commerce, culture, and communities. Photographer: Jordan Vonderhaar/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFinance

    BlockFi says it can no longer operate its business as usual, pausing client withdrawals in the wake of FTX collapse

    By Nikhilesh De and CoinDesk
  • MIAMI, FLORIDA – JANUARY 18: Stephen Ehrlich, CEO and co-founder of Voyager Digital Ltd., speaks at the North American Bitcoin Conference held at the James L Knight Center on January 18, 2022 in Miami, Florida. The North American Bitcoin Conference is a three day event bringing together people to listen to people involved with on Bitcoin, NFTs, the Metaverse, Defi, DAOs, Stablecoins, Blockchain and more. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)The Coins

    Crypto lender Voyager Digital files for bankruptcy after Three Arrows Capital fails to pay back $650 million loan

    By Nikhilesh De, Danny Nelson, and others
  • U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Adewale AdeyemoFinance

    Janet Yellen’s millennial deputy says the U.S. wants to promote ‘responsible innovation’ in the crypto industry

    By Nikhilesh De and CoinDesk
  • Gary Gensler, chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), speaks during a House Appropriation Subcommittee hearing in Washington, D.C., US, on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. The hearing is titled “Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the Federal Trade Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission.” Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThe Coins

    The crypto regulation bill could ‘undermine’ market protections, SEC Chief Gary Gensler says

    By Nikhilesh De and CoinDesk
  • An illustration of "DeFi"The Coins

    Nexo proposes Celsius buyout as rival lending platform halts withdrawals

    By Oliver Knight, Nikhilesh De, and others
  • An illustration picture taken in London on May 8, 2022, shows gold plated souvenir cryptocurrency Tether (USDT), Bitcoin and Etherium coins arranged beside a screen displaying a trading chart. – Tether (USDT) is an Ethereum token known as a stablecoin that is pegged to the value of the US dollar, and is currently the largest stablecoin with a market value of USD 83 billion dollars. (Photo by Justin TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)The Ledger

    New York’s crypto regulator publishes new Stablecoin guidance protecting consumers and financial institutions

    By Nikhilesh De and CoinDesk
  • BRAZIL – 2022/04/12: In this photo illustration, a woman’s silhouette holds a smartphone with the Coinbase logo in the background.Tech

    Coinbase blindsides crypto hopefuls by rescinding job offers

    By Nikhilesh De, Danny Nelson, and others
  • Cameron Winklevoss, president and cofounder of Gemini, right, speaks as Tyler Winklevoss, chief executive officer and cofounder of Gemini, listensThe Ledger

    Commodity regulator sues crypto exchange owned by Winklevoss twins over ‘false or misleading statements’

    By Nikhilesh De and CoinDesk