Nikhilesh De

Managing Editor, Global Policy & Regulation

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.

Latest from Nikhilesh De

Policy

With Bitcoin ETF Decision Looming, SEC Chair Gensler Says (Again) That Crypto Is Dangerous

While the industry eagerly awaits the U.S. regulator's decision on spot bitcoin ETFs, Gary Gensler is on X warning investors that crypto is rife with scams.

Jan 8, 2024

SEC Chair Gary Gensler in Washington on Oct. 25, 2023 (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Final Bitcoin ETF Application Filings Get Posted by Major U.S. Exchanges

Releasing them suggests they’re confident the SEC will approve the first U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs soon.

Jan 5, 2024

Policy

U.S. SEC Seeks to Leverage Terraform Win in Coinbase, Binance Disputes

The agency contends last week's court ruling that offerings from Terraform were securities should help make its case that the exchanges traded unregistered securities.

Jan 5, 2024

Chair Gary Gensler's U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is weighing Hashdex's ETF application, which analysts suggest could have a leg up because of its novel approach. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Tech

Mango Markets Faces Regulatory 'Inquiry' Ahead of Eisenberg Crypto Fraud Trial

The DEX is voting on whether to appoint a representative to triage this inquiry.

Jan 5, 2024

A cubist painting of a federal agent inspecting a mango with a magnifying glass (DALL-E)

Policy

North Korea Was Responsible for Over $600M in Crypto Thefts Last Year: TRM Labs

U.S. national security officials have raised concerns about North Korea's use of stolen crypto to develop nuclear weapons.

Jan 5, 2024

Policy

India's Digital Rupee Crossed a Million Transactions in 1 Day With Some Help From Banks

The retail CBDC pilot is active in more than 15 cities with more than a dozen banks participating.

Jan 4, 2024

Shaktikanta Das, Governor, Reserve Bank of India (left) and Nirmala Sitharaman, Indian Finance Minister at the G20 Annual Meetings, in Washington DC in October 2022. (Indian Ministry of Finance)

Policy

Will 2024 Be the Year of the Bitcoin ETF?

All signs suggest a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund may well launch in the U.S.

Jan 4, 2024

Markets

What Caused Bitcoin's 10% Crash: Matrixport? Jim Cramer? Leverage?

Bitcoin cratered almost 10% below $41,000 early Wednesday around the time of Matrixport's report about potential spot BTC ETF rejections, but it was more likely due to a leverage flush as the market overheated, a K33 analyst said in an interview.

Jan 3, 2024

Finance

Michael Saylor Commences Plan to Sell $216M Worth of MicroStrategy Shares

Saylor said earlier that he would use the proceedings from the sales to address personal obligations and buy more bitcoin to his personal account.

Jan 3, 2024

MicroStrategy Executive Director Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

Policy

Elections, SEC Cases, DOJ Cases: What Crypto Regulation May Bring in 2024

2024 is next week. Buckle up.

Dec 27, 2023

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