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

CZ's Guilty Plea Accepted by Judge, Has Yet to Decide If Binance Founder Can Go Home

Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty to violating the Bank Secrecy Act last month.

Dec 6, 2023

Changpeng Zhao speaking at Consensus 2022. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Exchange Bitzlato Co-Founder Pleads Guilty to U.S. Money Transmitter Charge

Anatoly Legkodymov says he'll dissolve the sanctioned exchange as part of his plea.

Dec 6, 2023

U.S. authorities announced the co-founder of exchange Bitzlato pleaded guilty on accusations of running an illegal money transmitter. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

The Most Influential Folks in Crypto Regulations

Recognizing some of the folks involved in crypto policy

Dec 6, 2023

U.S. prosecutors with the Southern District of New York (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Tiny Euro-Pegged Stablecoin Surges 200% on Binance Before Exchange Halts Trading Due to 'Abnormal Volatility'

The AEUR-USDT trading pair hit a $3.25 high Tuesday afternoon before Binance suspended trading with the token.

Dec 5, 2023

Binance halted trading with the AEUR-USDT pair one day after listing (Binance)

Policy

House's McHenry Says He Won't Seek Reelection, Costing Crypto a Top Ally

Rep. Patrick McHenry, the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee who has shepherded crypto legislation this year, said he's decided not to run again next year.

Dec 5, 2023

Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) is leading efforts in the House to pass stablecoin legislation (Suzanne Cordeiro/Shutterstock/CoinDesk).

Finance

BlackRock, Bitwise File Updated Applications for Spot Bitcoin ETF

BlackRock’s amended filing included clarifications on topics such as the Trust’s structure and potential regulatory impacts on it.

Dec 5, 2023

Policy

Binance's Multi-Billion CFTC Penalty Was 'Heightened,' Says Commissioner Kristin Johnson

Johnson clarified that the agency sued the crypto exchange because it "simply failed to comply with regulation," and didn't accuse it of misconduct.

Dec 5, 2023

CFTC Commissioner Kristin Johnson speaking at the FT Crypto Winter event (Jamie Crawley/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Elizabeth Warren: D.C.'s Crypto Critic-in-Chief

The U.S. Senator from Massachusetts is skeptical of crypto. It's a position she leaned into in 2023.

Dec 4, 2023

The artist Die with the most likes's rendering of Elizabeth Warren for Most Influential 2023.

Consensus Magazine

Analisa Torres: The Judge Who Gave Ripple and XRP Hope

The U.S. District judge's partial ruling in favor of Ripple regarding XRP could create a precedent the crypto industry can come back to over and over.

Dec 4, 2023

Judge Analisa Torres (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Caroline Ellison Buried Sam Bankman-Fried

The former Alameda Research CEO gave damning testimony in the fraud trial of her former boyfriend, Sam Bankman-Fried, making her one of CoinDesk's Most Influential in 2023.

Dec 4, 2023

Michael Kutsche's portrait of Caroline Ellison for Most Influential 2023.

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