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. House Committee Advances Effort to Erase IRS' DeFi Tax Rule

A joint resolution in Congress seeks to reverse a December move by the IRS to impose a tax regime in DeFi, and the House has taken the first steps to do that.

U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Hires Galaxy Digital Counsel to Advise on Crypto

Tyler Williams previously served several roles in the U.S. government.

Billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent testifies before the Senate Finance Committee during his confirmation hearing for Treasury Secretary. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Finance

Bank of America CEO Says Bank Will Likely Launch Its Own Stablecoin

The United States Congress said that it would push to pass legislation on stablecoins in the first 100 days of the Trump administration.

Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan (John Lamparski/Getty Images)

Policy

UK Introduces Crime Bill That Extends Powers for Courts When Retrieving Crypto

The Crime and Policing Bill has measures on how to value crypto and retrieve it from criminals.

A U.K. policeman seen from behind stands in the middle of road

Policy

One of 2 Remaining Democrats at U.S. CFTC Will Exit When New Chair Arrives

As the crypto industry awaits a surge in digital assets authority at the U.S. derivatives agency, Democrat Christy Goldsmith Romero plans to depart.

Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto-Friendly Former Congressman Patrick McHenry Joins A16z as a Senior Advisor

McHenry announced his new role in a Wednesday X post, writing that he was “eager to help innovators navigate the policy landscape so they can build.”

Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-North Carolina) (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Finance

How to Prepare for a Major Compliance Failure Settlement: The OKX Approach

A confidential crisis management document drafted by OKX offers a fascinating insight into how one exchange choreographs its response when news breaks about regulatory failures.

OKX CMO Haider Rafique with McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri before the Singapore Grand Prix on September 1, 2024. (Courtesy: McLaren and OKX)

Policy

SEC Drops Investigation Into Uniswap, Will Not File Enforcement Action

Uniswap celebrated the news on X, calling it a “huge win for DeFi.”

Hayden Adams, CEO of Uniswap Labs. (LinkedIn)

Policy

Upbit Partner Firm Faces 3 Month Partial Suspension From South Korea

The notice is due to the company's "violation of the obligation to prohibit transactions with unreported virtual asset operators," it said.

South Korea flag (Planet Volumes / Unsplash)

Policy

FTT Briefly Spikes After Sam Bankman-Fried Tweets for First Time in 2 Years

Bankman-Fried is currently in the Metropolitan Detention Center, serving a 25-year prison sentence.

Sam Bankman-Fried (right) exits the courtroom in Manhattan after a hearing on July 26, 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)