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

A Backdoor Regulatory Option Haunts U.S. Crypto

If all else fails with Plan A for setting up stablecoin rules with legislation, the industry's Republican allies in Washington have revealed their worry the Federal Reserve could step in.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen chairs the Financial Stability Oversight Council, which has warned it might take action on stablecoins if Congress doesn't. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Policy

Bitcoin ETFs in and Around Asia After U.S. Approvals? Analysts Are Optimistic About Momentum

Hong Kong has voiced the most interest in achieving the reality of a bitcoin ETF approval, and that the U.S. approval could move things along faster

Globe, World (Kyle Glenn/Unsplash)

Policy

UK Supreme Court Refuses Craig Wright Appeal

In July a panel of judges ruled that Wright was only entitled to just 1 GBP in compensation for a libel claim against bitcoin podcaster Peter McCormack.

Craig Wright v Hodlonaut (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)

Policy

Spot Ether ETF Applications Decisions Delayed by SEC

Grayscale and BlackRock are among the companies trying to bring spot ether ETFs to market.

Grayscale ad in NYC (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

Swan Bitcoin Unveils Mining Unit as Parent Company Prepares to Go Public

The mining business aims to reach 8 EH/s mining power and already has 4.5 EH/s operational after starting the unit in the summer of 2023.

Swan Bitcoin unveils BTC mining unit as parent company prepares to go public. (Swan Bitcoin)

Policy

The Digital Pound Consultation Will Drop Thursday, U.K. Official Says

There's a number of issues around privacy, financial inclusion, whether there's limits, monetary policy and interest, James Bowler, Permanent Secretary of the Treasury said.

UK United Kingdom British England Flag (Unsplash)

Policy

What's Uniting the SEC's Crypto Cases

We now wait to see how judges will rule on the Coinbase and Binance cases.

The Daniel Patrick Moynihan courthouse in Manhattan. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

Fan Club for Solana's Saga Phone Loses 750 SOL

Saga DAO's founder had moved the funds to a wallet whose multisig protections never came online.

Saga phone (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Avalanche Foundation Puts Rules on Plans to Buy Meme Coins

Only meme coins native to the Avalanche blockchain will be considered, according to new guidelines.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Abra to Open Withdrawals After Settling with Texas Regulators

More than 12,000 investors could be able to withdraw roughly $13 million worth of crypto, according to a new settlement between Abra and state regulators.

Abra CEO Bill Barhydt speaks during SALT 2022