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

Indian Crypto Exchanges Are in Survival Mode, Trying to Extend Their Runways

CoinDCX, CoinSwitch, WazirX and other Indian firms CoinDesk spoke to think they'll survive the ongoing bear market – here’s how.

Indian politicians and policy makers at a crypto event by CoinDCX and Bharat Web3

Policy

Coinmint Sues California Chipmaker for $23M, Alleging ‘Elaborate Deception’

The mining firm, which has been embroiled in several legal battles, describes an elaborate fraud scheme for a $150 million contract.

Coinmint's 10-megawatt facility in Skyway Plaza. (CoinDesk/Fran Velasquez)

Consensus Magazine

CoinDesk at 10: The Ghost of Libra Lives On

Facebook’s ambitious 2019 stablecoin project never went live. But it sure left a lasting impression. This feature is part of our CoinDesk Turns 10 series looking at the biggest stories in crypto history.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies about the Libra (Diem) project before the House Financial Services Committee on October 23, 2019. The hearings helped expose just how shallow Facebook's first claims of "decentralization" were. Now, with Threads, they're trying again. (Getty Images)

Policy

Norway Should Consider a National Strategy for Crypto Regulation: Norges Bank Report

The bank says lawmakers should take advantage of existing regulations that cater to systemic risk and enforcement action for example, as well as stresses the need for crypto specific ones.

A Norwegian town (Michael Fousert/Unsplash)

Policy

South Africa’s Crypto Firms Will Soon Need to Apply for Registration or Face a Heavy Fine

Continuing operations without applying for registration in the designated time period could lead to a $510,000 fine or imprisonment, the government has said.

South Africa Flag (Den Harrson/Unsplash)

Policy

DeSantis: ‘Bitcoin Represents a Threat to the Current Regime’

Florida’s governor and the Republican Party’s latest leadership candidate talked crypto and central bank digital currencies in a Twitter space with Elon Musk.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ' departure from the presidential campaign field likely means less crypto talk in the 2024 election. (CoinDesk screen grab from governor's office video)

Policy

Excavating the Truth Around the Bitcoin Mining Discourse

CoinDesk went to Greenidge Generation to see if testimony and online conversations accurately captured the impact it had on the environment. The reality on the ground was far more nuanced than the discourse suggested.

CoinDesk News Image

Policy

Crypto Execs Give Washington Influence Another Go With FTX Anchor Around Necks

Without mentioning the sector’s disastrous 2022, including the wide-ranging crypto political donations that turned sour, the leaders of Coinbase and Messari are at it again.

CEO de Coinbase, Brian Armstrong. (Captura de pantalla de CoinDesk con la autorización de Coinbase)

Policy

Montenegro High Court Says No Bail for Terra's Do Kwon in Fake Passport Case: Bloomberg

Prosecutors appealed a previous decision by a lower court in the country to let the disgraced founder go free while he faced trial.

Terra founder Do Kwon (Terra)

Policy

The Bitcoin Mining Debate Is Ignoring the People Most Affected

Snowballing misinformation has painted an inaccurate and incomplete portrait of a complicated industry – and that is having a real impact on policy.

Dresden Mayor Bill Hall (Doreen Wang/CoinDesk)