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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Policy

Coinbase Secures Spot on UK Crypto Register

The exchange can now offer crypto services to clients in the country.

Coinbase CEO, Brian Armstrong, at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk)

Markets

SEC Approves Bitwise Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF

The fund gives investors exposure feature exposure to both spot bitcoin and ether, weighted by market capitalization.

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan

Markets

Coinbase Files Paperwork To List Solana, Hedera Futures

Coinbase is looking to list the futures as soon as Feb. 18, it said in the filing.

Crypto exchange Coinbase is looking to list Solana and Hedera futures. (Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Policy

Pump.Fun Hit With Proposed Class Action Lawsuit Alleging Securities Violations

The suit alleges that Pump.fun has made nearly $500 million in fees from helping users generate memecoins.

Pump.fun logo

Markets

Tesla Marked Up Bitcoin Holdings Valuation in Q4, Booking a $600M Gain

New FASB rules allow for corporate bitcoin owners to mark those assets to market.

Elon Musk (Daniel Oberhaus/Flickr)

Finance

Robinhood CEO Warns Lack of U.S. Regulation Stifles Security Tokenization Efforts

Vlad Tenev joined BlackRock CEO Larry Fink in calling for clear regulations for tokenized securities in the U.S.

CoinDesk

Policy

As Lutnick Faces U.S. Senate, Elizabeth Warren Scrutinizes His Tether Ties

Howard Lutnick, President Trump's pick to run the Department of Commerce, is probed by the senator on the Tether connection of his firm, Cantor Fitzgerald.

Howard Lutnick, nominee for Department of Commerce

Policy

Fairshake's Florida Wins Likely to Amp Up List of Crypto-Supported Allies in Congress

The crypto PAC's largesse in Florida special elections — replacing people Trump tapped for his administration, including Matt Gaetz — led to two more victories.

Fairshake PAC influenced 2024 congressional elections

Policy

French Prosecutors Expand Money Laundering, Tax Fraud Probe Against Binance: Reuters

The investigation is focused on alleged offenses committed in both France and the broader European Union from 2019 to 2024.

Richard Teng

Policy

Trump's Treasury Secretary Bessent Approved, Likely Tackling Taxes Before Crypto

The new Treasury Department chief didn't bring up crypto policy at his nomination hearing, but he'll have enormous reach into topics vital to the industry.

Trump Treasury pick Scott Bessent