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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Политика

OCC Highlights Digital Assets in Risk Report for Banks

“The OCC is approaching crypto-related activities ... very carefully,” the OCC’s semiannual risk report says.

Acting Comptroller Michael Hsu (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Рынки

Bitcoin Drops $9K in an Hour on Spot Market Selling; El Salvador Again Buys the Dip

The leading cryptocurrency is currently trading around $47,960.

Bitcoin price on Dec. 4, 2021. (CoinDesk)

Политика

US Policymakers Are Still Evaluating Stablecoins

Consumer protections are front and center in questions lawmakers have about stablecoins.

Sen. Sherrod Brown (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Политика

OCC Wants Banks to Seek Permission Before Offering Crypto Services

The letter comes as the OCC gears up for further digital asset regulation alongside other bank regulators.

Acting Comptroller Michael Hsu (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Политика

What’s the SEC Saying About Crypto?

Interpreting statements from SEC officials may really be just like reading tea leaves.

(Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Политика

US Regulators Plan to Define Legal Bank Activities Around Crypto in 2022

The interagency sprint team was composed of the OCC, FDIC and Fed.

OCC (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Политика

US Congressmen Introduce Bill to Modify Crypto Tax Provision in Infrastructure Law

U.S. President Joe Biden signed the infrastructure bill into law on Monday.

Rep. Patrick McHenry (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Финансы

House Sends Infrastructure Bill With Crypto Tax Provision to US President

The vote passed with bipartisan support on Friday night.

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Политика

The US Treasury’s Stablecoin Report Would Treat Issuers Like Banks, but Doesn’t Address How

The U.S. government’s stablecoin report is finally out. Bank regulators are having a big day.

U.S. President Joe Biden (left) and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Политика

Biden Administration to Congress: Put Stablecoins Under Federal Supervision – Or We Will

If U.S. lawmakers don’t act, regulators have the authority to take their own measures, according to the long-awaited report from the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets.

LEGISLATE, PLEASE: “The current regulatory framework isn’t set up to address some of the new kinds of risks that [stablecoins] could pose,” says Treasury Under Secretary Nellie Liang. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)