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

The Unhosted Crypto Wallet Rule Is Back

The rule was first proposed by a U.S. money-laundering watchdog FinCEN in late 2020.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

House Bill Could Let Treasury Secretary Block International Crypto Transactions

A provision in the America COMPETES Act would give the Treasury secretary the power to block U.S. firms from interacting with some crypto transactions or exchanges, if it becomes law.

Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) introduced a provision allowing the Treasury Secretary to block certain financial transactions to a bill aimed at spurring competition with China. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Policy

New York State Senate Confirms New Top Financial Regulator

Adrienne Harris has run NYDFS on an acting basis since her nomination.

New York has a new top cop to oversee Wall Street. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Policy

What the Fed Thinks About CDBCs

Most of the Fed's CBDC report rehashed old ground, but it's a key piece of insight into the central bank's thinking.

U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Policy

In Long-Awaited CBDC White Paper, Fed Flags Privacy, Financial Stability Risks

The Fed does not commit to launching (or not launching) a CBDC in the long-anticipated document.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell (Brendan Smialowski-Pool/Getty Images)

Policy

LIVE BLOG: Congressional Hearing Puts Crypto Energy Use in the Crosshairs

Follow along as CoinDesk reporters provide updates.

Solar farm in China (Qilai Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Policy

The House Looks Into Crypto's Energy Impact

It’s the latest hearing by lawmakers into a previously not-very-deeply discussed aspect of the crypto ecosystem.

Powerplant (Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Policy

SEC Must Surrender Hinman Email on Ether to Ripple, Judge Rules

A federal judge ruled an email containing a draft of the former SEC official’s speech is not protected by agency privilege.

(Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Coinbase Buys FairX to Launch Crypto Derivatives

The acquisition follows on the heels of FTX’s acquisition of LedgerX.

(Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Policy

Xapo Gives Up Its NYDFS BitLicense

The New York Department of Financial Services said Xapo surrendered its virtual currency license on Jan. 11.

Xapo founder Wences Casares speaks at Consensus 2015.