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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Binance's Former Russia Head, Blum Co-Founder Arrested in Connection to Fraud Case

Smerkis worked for Binance from 2022 for just under two years.

Russia, Moscow Ruslan Gibadullin / Unsplash

Policy

Roman Storm's Defense Team Wants to Know if DOJ Withheld Evidence

Storm's attorneys filed a letter Friday asking a judge to order prosecutors to review their records.

Tornado Cash's Roman Storm, second from left, and his legal team – Brian Klein (left), Keri Axel and Kevin Casey – outside court in New York. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

State of Crypto: Consensus Toronto 2025 Reg Highlights

Thousands of crypto folks descended upon Canada to talk shop.

White House

Policy

U.S. Stablecoin Bill Could Clear Senate Next Week, Proponents Say

Senator Bill Hagerty, who backed the Senate's version of the legislation, predicted the body will "make history" next week by passing the bill.

Senator Bill Hagerty

Policy

Eric Trump: 'The Banks Made The Biggest Mistake of Their Lives'

The son of U.S. President Donald Trump spoke at CoinDesk's Consensus conference in Toronto, Canada on Friday.

Consensus 2025: Eric Trump

Policy

CFTC's Christy Goldsmith Romero to Leave Agency at End of Month

Her departure will leave the CFTC with just two commissioners, at least until new chair Brian Quintenz is confirmed by the Senate and sworn in.

CFTC Commissioner Christy Godlsmith Romero (

Policy

Trump-tied World Liberty Financial Rebuffs U.S. Senator's Probe

Sen. Richard Blumenthal had written letters to Trump-affiliated executives, asking about their businesses, and WLFI called some of his assertions inaccurate.

World Liberty Financial Trump ties

Policy

DOJ Will Still Pursue Roman Storm Case Despite Blanche Memo, Prosecutors Say

The Department of Justice said it had reviewed the memo by Todd Blanche with his office.

Tornado Cash's Roman Storm, second from left, and his legal team – Brian Klein (left), Keri Axel and Kevin Casey – outside court in New York. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Senate's New Stablecoin Draft Doesn't Target Trump's Crypto, Tweaks Big-Tech Approach

A legislative draft obtained by CoinDesk shows a marginally revised version despite Democrats citing "major victories" in the Senate negotiation.

U.S. Capitol Building (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

Eric Trump Says He Got Into Crypto Amid Political Attack, Calls Bitcoin 'Digital Gold'

He became interested in cryptocurrency when politics connected the Trump family with the crypto community.

Consensus 2025: Eric Trump