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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Finance

Solana Client Developer Jito Ends 'Mempool' Function

The mempool was a key part of its technology stack that nonetheless allowed for "sandwich" attacks.

Solana booth at ETHDenver 2024 conference. (Sam Kessler)

Policy

Appeals Court Revives Aspiring Class Action Lawsuit Against Binance

The ruling doesn't have any implications on whether certain crypto tokens are securities.

Two large stacked blocks displaying Binance's logo at a trade show.

Markets

Ether Hits $4K for First Time in More Than Two Years

The second-largest cryptocurrency last surpassed that level in December 2021.

rocket lifting off

Policy

U.S. Fed Chair Powell Says 'Nowhere Near' Pursuing CBDC, Won't Spy on Americans

The Federal Reserve chairman said his agency isn't anywhere close to making any recommendations and wouldn't want any direct connection to retail users' data.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified that a U.S. CBDC isn't in the near future, and he said the Fed wouldn't design one to spy on Americans (screen capture, Senate Banking Committee video)

Policy

BlockFi Settles With FTX, Alameda Estates for $874.5M

The settlement with FTX and Alameda Research is a key part of BlockFi's bankruptcy and reorganization plan.

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince (right) (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

How the SEC's Recent Win May Play in Its Coinbase, Binance Cases

A judge ruled that secondary market transactions violated securities law.

SEC office (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

'Congress Needs to Act' on Crypto Regulations, CFTC Chair Behnam Tells Lawmakers

The CFTC Chair was testifying on the regulator's 2025 budget request.

CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam (Suzanne Cordeiro/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

UK Launches Consultation on Implementing OECD Crypto Reporting Framework

The U.K. government believes implementing the reporting framework could draw in £35 million ($45 million) starting from 2026.

UK London (Artur Tumasjan / Unsplash)

Policy

ShapeShift Settles SEC Charges It Sold Crypto Securities

The federal regulator instituted a cease-and-desist against ShapeShift, which dissolved its U.S. crypto exchange in 2021.

ShapeShift's Erik Voorhees (CoinDesk archives)

Policy

SEC Pushes Back Decision on BlackRock, Fidelity's Ether ETF Applications

The SEC wants to know if the applications for ETFs that hold Ethereum's ether (ETH) are supported by the same arguments that led to the approval of spot bitcoin ETFs.

BlackRock's corporate office in New York, New York. (Jim.henderson/Wikimedia Commons)