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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Regulación

Multicoin Pledges up to $1M for Pro-Crypto Senate Candidates

The investment firm is eager to flip the Senate for Republicans.

Kyle Samani of Multicoin (CoinDesk)

Regulación

Labour Landslide Sets Up Starmer as UK Prime Minister With Unstated Crypto Plans

While the industry was not mentioned in the party's manifesto or on the campaign trail, Labour has said it will support tokenization and a central bank digital currency.

Labour Party leader Keir Starmer secured victory in the U.K. election (Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)

Opinión

When Do Secondary Token Sales Violate Howey?

A federal judge allowed most of the SEC's arguments against Binance to proceed but specifically dismissed a charge tied to secondary sales.

SEC office (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Regulación

Ahead of the U.K. Election, Major Parties Remain Silent on Crypto Issues

The U.K. is set to hold its first election in five years on Thursday and crypto is not a campaign-trail issue.

Labour leader Keir Starmer campaigns as U.K. election day comes closer (Carl Court/Getty Images)

Regulación

DCG, Top Executives Renew Push to Get New York AG’s Civil Fraud Suit Dropped

The late-night messages NYAG alleged were evidence of a fraudulent conspiracy were, according to DCG’s lawyers, “lawful, good-faith efforts by DCG to support a subsidiary.”

DCG CEO Barry Silbert (CoinDesk archives)

Regulación

Crypto-Friendly Silvergate Bank Pays $63M to Settle Charges With SEC, Fed, California Regulator

Silvergate's executives were aware of 'critical deficiencies' in the bank's anti-money laundering protections, the SEC alleged.

Silvergate Bank collapsed in 2023. (Will Foxley/CoinDesk)

Regulación

U.S. Judge Lets Most of SEC Case Against Binance Proceed, Dismisses Secondary Sales Charge

A federal judge ruled the SEC had plausibly alleged Binance, Binance.US and Changpeng Zhao violated federal securities laws.

Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as "CZ", founder and CEO of Binance, at Davos in 2023. (Casper Labs)

Regulación

U.S. Treasury Issues Crypto Tax Regime For 2025, Delays Rules for Non-Custodians

The IRS has now set up its reporting system for crypto brokers, but it set aside related rules for DeFi and unhosted wallets as it continues to study 44,000 comments to the agency.

U.S. Treasury Department (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Regulación

SEC Sues Consensys Over MetaMask Staking, Broker Allegations

The SEC alleged that MetaMask acted as an unregistered securities broker and that its staking service violated securities laws.

Joe Lubin, founder and CEO of Consensys. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk/Suzanne Cordiero)

Regulación

Supreme Court Rules to Overturn the Chevron Doctrine, Curbing Federal Agencies’ Power

Created by the Supreme Court in the 1980s, the Chevron deference gave regulators leeway to interpret the laws they are responsible for implementing.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against crypto exchange Coinbase in an arbitration case. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)