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

Republicans Look Set to Win House, Clinching Electoral Sweep of Congress and White House

This gives Donald Trump and his party leeway to do whatever they like at the federal government level.

U.S. Capitol building

Policy

Detroiters Will Be Able to Pay Their Taxes in Crypto Next Year Using PayPal

Detroit also asked crypto entrepreneurs to pitch their ideas for blockchain-based “civic applications” to the city’s Director of Entrepreneurship and Economic Opportunity, Justin Onwenu.

A large PayPal logo is on display outside its corporate HQ (Shutterstock)

Policy

Here's How Quickly Gary Gensler Could Lose His SEC Chair Gig Under Trump

With the crypto-friendly Donald Trump being elected president, industry leaders are now awaiting his first big move, which could be appointing a new chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Gary Gensler, Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, testifies during the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Oversight of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Bill Clark-Pool/Getty Images)

Policy

Former FTX CTO Gary Wang Asks Court for No Jail Time

Sam Bankman-Fried’s one-time friend and college roommate will be the fourth FTX executive to be sentenced.

FTX co-founder Gary Wang, center, near the federal courthouse in Manhattan as he was set to testify again on Oct. 10, 2023 (Victor Chen/CoinDesk)

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)