Nikhilesh De

Managing Editor, Global Policy & Regulation

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.

Latest from Nikhilesh De

Policy

Feds Mistakenly Order Estonian HashFlare Fraudsters to Self-Deport Ahead of Sentencing

Ivan Turogin and Sergei Potapenko ran a crypto mining Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors around the world of more than $575 million.

Apr 18, 2025

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Getty Images/bpperry)

Tech

KiloEx's KILO Token Surges as Funds Recovered Swiftly After ‘Sophisticated’ Hack

The firm will be awarding a 10% bounty to white hat hackers involved in the resolution of the exploit.

Apr 18, 2025

A hooded figure sits typing on a laptop in a darkened (Pixabay)

Policy

Kyrgyzstan President Brings CBDC a Step Closer to Reality

Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov signed amendments that provide its digital som legal status.

Apr 17, 2025

Finance

Kraken Sheds ‘Hundreds’ of Jobs to Streamline Business Ahead of IPO, Sources Say

A Kraken spokesperson said the firm is “making the difficult decision to eliminate certain roles and consolidate teams where redundancies exist, while continuing to hire in key areas of the business.”

Apr 17, 2025

Policy

Crypto Casino Founder Richard Kim Arrested After Gambling Away Investor Funds

Former Galaxy, Goldman Sachs, and JP Morgan executive Richard Kim faces securities and wire fraud charges after allegedly gambling away "nearly all" of his investors' funds.

Apr 17, 2025

Southern District of New York courthouse (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Tech

EigenLayer Adds Key ‘Slashing’ Feature, Completing Original Vision

A year after its launch, the Ethereum restaking protocol is rolling out the critical accountability measure meant to address lingering security concerns.

Apr 17, 2025