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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Tech

World Liberty Financial-Labeled Tokens Spark Speculation of Trump-Backed Project's Stablecoin Launch

The World Liberty Financial USD token was deployed on Ethereum and BNB Chain earlier this month, and addresses linked to Wintermute and BitGo interacted with the token.

Donald Trump (BarBus/Pixabay)

Policy

Massachusetts Regulator Probes Robinhood Over Prediction Markets Hub: Reuters

Robinhood launched its in-app prediction markets hub last week, allowing users to bet on the outcome of March Madness matchups.

Robinhood's prediction market allows users to bet on the outcome of college basketball games, like Gonzaga v Houston during the 2025 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament in Wichita, Kansas on March 22, 2025 (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Policy

Shuttered Russian Crypto Exchange Garantex Rebrands as Grinex, Global Ledger Finds

The Swiss blockchain analytics firm said it found a trove of off and on-chain data to suggest Grinex is a direct successor to Garantex.

Moscow's International Business Center, where Federation Tower is located. Garantex and a host of other non-compliant Russian exchanges operate out of Federation Tower. (Getty Images/ValerijaP)

Finance

Sam Altman’s World Network in Talks With Visa for Stablecoin Payments Wallet: Source

The move will make World Wallet into a "mini bank account" for anyone who wants it, according to a person familiar with the plans.

The worldcoin orb. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Coinbase CLO Critiques U.S. Treasury's Claim That Court Ruling on Tornado Cash Is Moot

Grewal warns that without a final court judgment, there's no assurance that Tornado Cash won't be re-sanctioned in the future.

Paul Grewal, chief legal officer of Coinbase (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

The SEC Resets Its Crypto Relationship

The SEC's Crypto Task Force held a roundtable Friday to air out the issues with how the crypto world interacts with securities laws.

Acting SEC Chair Mark Uyeda (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

SEC 'Earnest' About Finding Workable Crypto Policy, Commissioners Say at Roundtable

The Securities and Exchange Commission's first gathering on crypto issues kicked off with assurances from commissioners that they're aiming to set effective policy.

Acting SEC Chair Mark Uyeda (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. Government Removes Tornado Cash Sanctions

Tornado Cash was sanctioned multiple times over allegations of helping Lazarus Group launder funds.

The seal of the U.S. Treasury Department.

Policy

Crypto's Fairshake PAC Backs Republicans With Last-Minute Cash in Florida Races

The high-profile campaign operation is putting $1.5 million into Florida special elections that could have significant consequences for the House GOP majority.

Fairshake Florida ad