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Nikhilesh De

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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Nvidia
Motherboard Maker ASRock Confirms Plan to Sell Crypto Miners
Taiwan-based motherboard producer ASRock confirmed that some of its new GPUs are meant for cryptocurrency mining.
Components used in bitcoin mining machines.
By Nikhilesh De
Apr 4, 2018 at 6:00 a.m. UTC
Apr 4, 2018
NvidiaAMDNewsGPUsASRockUse Cases &amp; VerticalsTechnology News
stocks
Markets
Exchanges
OKEx Denies Manipulation Claims After Bitcoin Futures Rollback
Hong Kong-based crypto exchange OKEx is saying it had no role in its exchange's irregularity from last week.
stocks
By Nikhilesh De
Apr 3, 2018 at 7:36 p.m. UTC
Apr 3, 2018
ExchangesMerchantsNewsMarketsBitcoin FuturesOKExMarket ManipulationBusiness NewsMarkets News
LINE (Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk)
Markets
Exchanges
Messaging Giant Line to Launch South Korean Blockchain Subsidiary
Japan-based social messaging platform Line is launching a blockchain-focused subsidiary in South Korea.
LINE (Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk)
By Nikhilesh De
Apr 3, 2018 at 6:05 a.m. UTC
Apr 3, 2018
ExchangesPaymentsInsuranceNewsMessagingLineBusiness News
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Markets
Hedge funds
Report: 9 Cryptocurrency Hedge Funds Have Closed in 2018
Bloomberg reported Monday that nine cryptocurrency hedge funds have shut down in the first quarter of 2018.
stockdrop
By Nikhilesh De
Apr 3, 2018 at 2:30 a.m. UTC
Apr 3, 2018
Hedge FundsNewsCapital MarketsInvestments
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Markets
Crime
SEC Halts Mayweather-Endorsed ICO, Charges Founders With Fraud
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has halted the Floyd Mayweather-supported Centra Tech initial coin offering.
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
By Nikhilesh De
Apr 2, 2018 at 11:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 2, 2018
CrimeSECRegulationNewsInitial Coin OfferingsLegalFloyd MayweatherICO FraudCentra TechUS &amp; Canada
baldet, jpmorgan
Markets
Jpmorgan
Amber Baldet Leaving JPMorgan Blockchain Team to Start New Venture
Amber Baldet, who led development of JPMorgan's permissioned blockchain platform Quorum, is leaving to start her own project.
baldet, jpmorgan
By Nikhilesh De
Apr 2, 2018 at 10:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 2, 2018
JPMorganNewsQuorumAmber BaldetBusiness News
russianflag
Markets
Payments
Report: Russia's Gazprombank to Test Cryptocurrency Service
Russia's state-owned Gazprombank is reportedly looking into facilitating cryptocurrency transactions through a Swiss subsidiary.
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By Nikhilesh De
Apr 2, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. UTC
Apr 2, 2018
PaymentsRussiaNewsPilotGazprombankBusiness News
vitalik, buterin
Markets
Ethereum
Vitalik: Ether Limit Is a 'Joke' Worth Taking Seriously
Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin said he wrote a proposal to cap ether at 120 million tokens as an "April Fool's meta-joke" to stimulate debate.
vitalik, buterin
By Nikhilesh De
Apr 2, 2018 at 4:30 p.m. UTC
Apr 2, 2018
EthereumVitalik ButerinNewsEIPTechnology News
td, bank
Markets
Payments
TD Bank Considers Public Blockchain for Asset Tracking
A newly published patent application indicates that TD Bank may be considering the use of a public blockchain for certain kinds of transactions.
td, bank
By Nikhilesh De
Apr 2, 2018 at 1:00 a.m. UTC
Apr 2, 2018
PaymentsBlockchainBankingNewsDistributed LedgersCapital MarketsTD BankUse Cases &amp; VerticalsBusiness News
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Markets
Crime
Report: Kazakhstan's Central Bank Wants to Ban Cryptocurrencies
The chairman of the National Bank of Kazakhstan told Sputnik News it is seeking an all-encompassing ban on cryptocurrency exchanges and mining.
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By Nikhilesh De
Mar 30, 2018 at 10:15 p.m. UTC
Mar 30, 2018
CrimeKazakhstanRegulationNewsCentral BankingLegalBitcoin BanCryptocurrency Ban