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Nikhilesh De

Managing Editor, Global Policy & Regulation

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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Markets

President Trump to Order 'Reciprocal Tariffs' to Begin This Week

Bitcoin retreated to $86,000 in volatile action as the announcements were made.

Apr 2, 2025

Trump in the Oval Office

Markets

Hbar Foundation Teams Up With OnlyFans Founder for TikTok Bid: Reuters

HBAR is up 1.5% in the last 24 hours.

Apr 2, 2025

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Markets

First Digital to 'Pursue Legal Action' Over Justin Sun Allegations as FDUSD Drops

The stablecoin deviated from its price peg as Tron founder Justin Sun claimed that First Digital Trust is "effectively insolvent," a characterization the company pushed back on.

Apr 2, 2025

Justin Sun of TRON and Zak Folkman of World Liberty Financial speaks at Consensus Hong Kong 2025 by CoinDesk (CoinDesk/Personae Digital)

Finance

Solana's Jupiter Buys DRiP Haus, DeFi Exchange's First NFT Play

The self-proclaimed Solana super app doesn't think NFTs are dead yet.

Apr 2, 2025

Vibhu Norby

Policy

Crypto's Fairshake Notches Latest Wins in Florida Congressional Races

Two special-election winners that will help bolster Republicans' narrow lead in the U.S. House of Representatives were backed with crypto cash in their races.

Apr 2, 2025

Fairshake PAC influenced 2024 congressional elections

Finance

Fidelity Lets Investors Directly Invest in Crypto Through New IRA Plan

Clients of the brokerage firm have increasingly voiced interest in a tax-advantaged way to trade and hold crypto, a person familiar with the matter, said.

Apr 2, 2025

Fidelity (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images).

Finance

Ripple Integrates RLUSD Stablecoin Into Cross-Border Payments System

Ripple USD's market cap reached $244 million since its December debut, growing 87% over the past month.

Apr 2, 2025

Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of Ripple Labs (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

New FTX EU Owner Backpack Initiates Customer Claims Process

Backpack, which purchased FTX EU for $32.7 million in January, directed customers to complete the first step of KYC verification.

Apr 2, 2025

FTX logo (Adobe Firefly)

Markets

Tron's Justin Sun Bailed Out TUSD as Stablecoin's $456M Reserves Were Stuck in Limbo, Filings Show

Techteryx says it was the victim of what it called "large-scale fraud" rendering TUSD's stablecoin reserves stuck in illiquid investments made without its permission

Apr 2, 2025

Justin Sun speaks at Consensus Hong Kong (CoinDesk)

Policy

SEC, Gemini Request Two-Month Pause in Lawsuit as 'Potential Resolution' in the Works

The Securities and Exchange Commission sued Gemini in 2023 over its now-defunct Earn product.

Apr 2, 2025

Acting SEC Chair Mark Uyeda (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
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