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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Markets

Polymarket Projects a GOP House, Clinching Trump Trifecta

If the prediction market is right — and lately, it's been right — the election results are even more bullish for crypto than they appear.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 5: An electronic ticker posts voting results in Times Square on November 5, 2024 in New York City. Americans cast their ballots today in the presidential race between Republican nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, as well as multiple state elections that will determine the balance of power in Congress. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

Policy

Trump's Triumph Is Also Crypto's: Gensler, Regulatory Clouds Likely to Vanish

Buoyed by donations and votes from a digital asset industry he aggressively courted, Trump won a second term to the White House in his third bid for the U.S.'s highest office.

Donald Trump at BTC 2024 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Is a Clear Winner With Trump as GOP Takes Senate, Sherrod Brown Loses and Gensler Likely Heading for Door

Even before Donald Trump secured the U.S. presidency, the industry had already scored huge, getting many new allies in Congress and a serious Senate hurdle removed.

Whether or not former U.S. President Donald Trump returns to the White House, crypto already won big in this election.  (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Policy

Live Updates: Trump Wins 2024 U.S. Presidential Election

Up-to-the-minute coverage on the presidential and congressional races and how they stand to shape crypto legislation and regulation.

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

News Analysis

Here's Why Today's U.S. Election Matters for Crypto

It's unlikely a crypto bill will become law this year, but not impossible.

(Mark Makela/Getty Images)

Policy

Andreessen Horowitz Donates $23M to Crypto Super Pac Fairshake for 2026 Elections

Fairshake now says it has a $78 million war chest for the upcoming midterm elections.

Chris Dixon of a16z Crypto announces another $25 million in U.S. campaign donations at Consensus 2024. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Kemi Badenoch Is New Leader of U.K. Conservative Party

The leadership election was set-off by former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's decision to resign as party leader.

UK Conservative Party Leadership Contest Result, Kemi Badenoch Wins (Dan Kitwood/ GettyImages)

News Analysis

Industry-Funded Polls Back Crypto Message: They Have Enough Voters to Make a Splash

While these voter surveys are paid for with an ultimate aim of getting policy-makers' attention, the data shared by industry groups makes a case some voters seem to feel strongly.

The latest crypto poll seeks to make the case that some voters have single-issue love for crypto as the race for the White House and Congress near an end. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Freed From Prison, Binance Founder CZ Gets Ovation in Dubai and Talks New Educational Venture

Changpeng Zhao, who stepped down as the crypto exchange's CEO last year amid a multi-billion-dollar settlement with the U.S., spoke at a conference in front of a standing-room-only crowd.

Changpeng Zhao makes first public appearance since prison release (Nik De/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Privacy as a Fundamental Human Right

Is the Tornado Cash case a policy discussion or a legal one?

Miller Whitehouse-Levine, Michele Korver, Allison Behuniak and Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos (DC Privacy Summit)