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

U.S. Bank Agency Cuts 'Reputational Risk' From Exams After Crypto Sector Cites Issues

The crypto industry argued that U.S. regulators used the idea of risks to banks' reputation to pressure them to reject digital assets clients, and the OCC has answered.

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Policy

SEC Chair Nominee Paul Atkins to Face Senate Panel Next Week

Two top financial regulators in the crypto space have a date with the Senate as SEC nominee Paul Atkins and OCC pick Jonathan Gould get a March 27 hearing.

Paul Atkins and Christopher Cox

Policy

Proof-of-Work Crypto Mining Doesn’t Trigger Securities Laws, SEC Says

In a staff statement published Thursday, the SEC said that both solo mining and mining pool operations would fail the first prong of the Howey Test.

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Inside Pump.fun's Plan to Dominate Solana DeFi Trading

Solana's most profitable protocol Pump.fun is gunning for an even greater share of the chain's DeFi economy.

Pump.fun's swap tool (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Will 'Expand Dominance of U.S. Dollar,' Trump Says

The U.S. president did not announce any new executive actions on Thursday.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Digital Asset Summit in New York City. (Nikhilesh De)

Policy

As Congress Talks Up Its Earth-Shaking Crypto Bill, Regulators Are Already at Work

While the Securities and Exchange Commission prepares for a crypto roundtable, policy moves at the agencies are getting more done than higher-profile rhetoric.

SEC Acting Chairman Mark Uyeda

Markets

XRP Zooms 10% as Garlinghouse Says SEC Is Dropping Case Against Ripple

Earlier reports said that the long-standing legal battle between Ripple and the agency is nearing its end.

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

Policy

Digital Chamber Gets New Chief as Crypto Lobbyists Embrace Friendlier Washington

The Digital Chamber's founder and longtime CEO, Perianne Boring, is stepping into a board chairman role as Cody Carbone takes over the leadership.

Cody Carbone and Perianne Boring

Markets

Multicoin's Samani Explains Why SOL ETF Could Trounce ETH's

Solana generates a lot more fees with a much smaller market cap than Ethereum, Samani argued.

Kyle Samani (right) (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Market Maker Keyrock Launches U.S. Entity as Regulatory Climate Set to Improve

The opening of the New York office is part of the company's global expansion.

BlockFills' institutional-grade CD20 options are live. (AG-Pics/Pixabay)