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. SEC's Acting Chair Walking Back Agency Proposal on Crypto Trading Platforms

The securities regulator's long-delayed rule expanding the scope of regulated exchanges shouldn't have tried to include crypto, Mark Uyeda argues.

Acting SEC Chair Mark Uyeda (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Cayman Islands Now Requires Licensing for Crypto Custody and Trading Companies

The new law will go into effect on April 1, 2025.

Cayman Islands (Creative Commons)

Markets

Volatility Shares Files for 3 XRP ETFs

The filings add to a growing list of firms seeking to launch XRP-focused ETFs in the U.S.

Polymarket odds of XRP ETF approval (Polymarket)

Policy

Coinbase CEO Armstrong Says He'll Hire 1,000 in U.S. as Crypto Tide Turns

Brian Armstrong said recent policy shifts warrant a new push in the U.S., and president's working group chief Hines said Trump is delivering on crypto promises.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong at the White House

Policy

Trump's Crypto Summit Sets Agenda for U.S. Pivot

After ordering a bitcoin reserve, the president ushered crypto CEOs into the White House today to tell them their era of U.S. government resistance to crypto is over.

Donald Trump speaking at the White House crypto summit. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Sanctioned Russian Crypto Exchange Garantex Seized, Operators Charged With Money Laundering

Garantex was sanctioned in 2022 for facilitating money laundering for ransomware actors and darknet markets.

Moscow (Photo by Frédéric Soltan/Corbis via Getty Images)

News Analysis

Weekly Recap: Bitcoin Gains Special Reserve Status

As industry leaders gathered for a White House Summit, the premier crypto emerged as a clear winner.

President Donald Trump

Markets

ADA, XRP, SOL Plunge as White House Backpedals on Trump's Crypto Reserve Plan

An official said Trump was "just giving five examples" of cryptocurrencies that could theoretically be in a crypto stockpile.

White House (Suzy Brooks/Unsplash)

Policy

As Crypto Summit Nears, White House Maintains Special Status for Bitcoin

The approach to the newly announced bitcoin reserve grants that BTC deserves special treatment among digital assets, a White House official said.

Trump in the Oval Office

Policy

U.S. Senate's Banking Chair Pushes Debanking Bill After Crypto Uproar

Senator Tim Scott, the chief of the banking committee, is backing a bill to stop U.S. regulators from citing "reputational risk" as a reason to block clients.

Senator Scott will be the next chairman of the Senate Banking Committee