Nikhilesh De

Managing Editor, Global Policy & Regulation

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.

Latest from Nikhilesh De

Markets

Twitter Hackers Saw DMs From 36 Accounts, Including CoinDesk's

The attackers who compromised Twitter in a massive breach last week might have accessed direct messages from up to 36 accounts, including CoinDesk's.

Jul 23, 2020

The attackers were managed to access direct messages from 36 accounts, including CoinDesk's. (Ravi Sharma/Unsplash)

Policy

Senate Hearing Sees Digital Dollar as a Tool for Economic Supremacy

The digital dollar again appeared during a Senate hearing. However, it wasn't the focus of the hearing but just another tool that can be used to maintain U.S. hegemony.

Jul 23, 2020

Senator Tom Cotton, who chairs the Senate Banking Committee ecnomic subcommittee, said U.S. dollar supremacy helps it maintain its sanctions regime while asking about the potential benefits of a digital dollar. (Michael Vadon/Flickr)

Policy

Banks in US Can Now Offer Crypto Custody Services, Regulator Says

U.S. regulators have cleared the way for national banks to provide cryptocurrency custody services on behalf of customers.

Jul 22, 2020

Bank vault (State Library of New South Wales, modified by CoinDesk using PhotoMosh)

Markets

US Agency Says Chinese Drug Traffickers Used Bitcoin to Launder Proceeds

The U.S. Office of Foreign Asset Control has sanctioned four Chinese residents, claiming they helped launder drug proceeds using bitcoin.

Jul 17, 2020

Policy

In the Aftermath of Hack, Lawmakers Blame Twitter, Not Bitcoin

Lawmakers are calling on Twitter to answer for a hack that shook the platform, focusing on cybersecurity rather than scapegoating cryptocurrencies.

Jul 16, 2020

Markets

Twitter Hack: Chainalysis and CipherTrace Confirm FBI Investigation

The FBI is investigating Wednesday’s Twitter hack, Chainalysis and CipherTrace confirm.

Jul 16, 2020

Markets

Obama, Biden, Netanyahu, Musk: Here's a List of Every Hacked Twitter Account

Twitter got hacked. Prominent users are shilling sketchy crypto addresses. Here's a list of victims.

Jul 15, 2020

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey (U.S. House of Representatives)

Policy

Even the IRS Admits Some Crypto Tax Regulations Are 'Not Ideal'

Have questions about filing your crypto taxes? CoinDesk dives into what we know (and what we don’t) about how the IRS is approaching the asset class.

Jul 14, 2020

The IRS plans to publish additional guidance around cryptocurrencies, with the next document addressing information reporting. (Shutterstock, modified by CoinDesk using PhotoMosh)

Markets

Circle Confirms Freezing $100K in USDC at Law Enforcement's Request

CENTRE froze $100,000 in USDC in response to a request from law enforcement, the group said Wednesday.

Jul 8, 2020

Finance

ConsenSys, Polychain, Tron, CipherTrace: Blockchain Startups Got $30M+ in US 'PPP' Bailout Loans

At least 45 crypto and blockchain startups, ranging from Bittrex to the Electric Coin Company, received U.S. Paycheck Protection Program loans, new filings show.

Jul 6, 2020

Administrator Jovita Carranza took over the SBA this year. (Tia Dufour/White House/Small Business Administration)

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