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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Finance

Memecoin MOODENG Surges 67% After Coinbase Listing

The action breaks a two-week more than 50% slump in the price of MOOD.

MOODENG listed on Coinbase (TradingView)

Policy

White House Crypto Czar?

Plus: Trump's crypto business ties deepen.

White House. (René DeAnda/Unsplash)

Policy

EU Approves Commissioners, Including Ones Who Will Likely Oversee Crypto Rules

Commissioners from France, Finland and Portugal are likely to have crypto within their remit.

European Commission building and three EU flags (Santiago Urquijo / Getty Images)

Policy

Vitalik Buterin Donated $1M in Ether to Coin Center Hours After Tornado Cash Victory

The Ethereum co-founder previously donated 30 ETH to the legal defense fund for Tornado Cash developers Alexey Pertsev and Roman Storm.

Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum co-founder (Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

Policy

Crypto Gains Let Poor People Buy Houses, U.S. Research Finds, But Risks May Lurk

The Treasury Department's research arm was looking for dangers in crypto households amping up their debt, but they found people buying houses with few problems.

Rooftops of homes

Policy

Morocco Drafts Regulations for Crypto, Central Bank Governor Says

The nation banned crypto in 2017 but is now formulating rules for the sector.

Moroccan buildings and trees (Sergey Pesterev/ Unsplash)

Policy

Another SEC Democrat to Drop Out, Leaving Republicans Running Agency by February

Commissioner Jaime Lizárraga, a Democrat, said he'll join Chair Gary Gensler in exiting the U.S. securities regulator, which will leave two Republicans and a single Democrat.

The sudden resignation announcement of another Democrat from the Securities and Exchange Commission, Jaime Lizárraga, could give Republicans a boost as they weigh policy shifts there. (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission)

Policy

Binance Boosts Compliance Staff by 34% Year-Over-Year, Citing Industry’s ‘Rapid Maturation’

The world’s largest crypto exchange is in the process of overhauling its approach to regulatory compliance.

Binance CEO Richard Teng (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Bitwise Joins Mounting Race for Solana ETF

Donald Trump's election win may be pressing fast-forward on once unheard-of propositions.

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan (Suzanne Cordiero/CoinDesk/Shutterstock)

Finance

Charles Schwab Wants to Directly Offer Crypto to Clients, Incoming CEO Says

Rick Wurster, who will step into the role of the CEO in the new year, said that the bank has been waiting on a change in the U.S.'s regulatory environment, which he expects to happen soon.

Financial services giant Charles Schwab has plans to directly offer crypto investments to its clients, president and incoming CEO Rick Wurster said. (Brendan Church/Unsplash)