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

Pump.Fun Hit With Proposed Class Action Lawsuit Alleging Securities Violations

The suit alleges that Pump.fun has made nearly $500 million in fees from helping users generate memecoins.

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Markets

Tesla Marked Up Bitcoin Holdings Valuation in Q4, Booking a $600M Gain

New FASB rules allow for corporate bitcoin owners to mark those assets to market.

Elon Musk (Daniel Oberhaus/Flickr)

Finance

Robinhood CEO Warns Lack of U.S. Regulation Stifles Security Tokenization Efforts

Vlad Tenev joined BlackRock CEO Larry Fink in calling for clear regulations for tokenized securities in the U.S.

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Policy

As Lutnick Faces U.S. Senate, Elizabeth Warren Scrutinizes His Tether Ties

Howard Lutnick, President Trump's pick to run the Department of Commerce, is probed by the senator on the Tether connection of his firm, Cantor Fitzgerald.

Howard Lutnick, nominee for Department of Commerce

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Policy

Fairshake's Florida Wins Likely to Amp Up List of Crypto-Supported Allies in Congress

The crypto PAC's largesse in Florida special elections — replacing people Trump tapped for his administration, including Matt Gaetz — led to two more victories.

Fairshake PAC influenced 2024 congressional elections

Policy

French Prosecutors Expand Money Laundering, Tax Fraud Probe Against Binance: Reuters

The investigation is focused on alleged offenses committed in both France and the broader European Union from 2019 to 2024.

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Policy

Trump's Treasury Secretary Bessent Approved, Likely Tackling Taxes Before Crypto

The new Treasury Department chief didn't bring up crypto policy at his nomination hearing, but he'll have enormous reach into topics vital to the industry.

Trump Treasury pick Scott Bessent

Policy

State of Crypto: Trump's Second First Week

Donald Trump and the GOP hit the ground running in his first week as the new U.S. president.

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Policy

Congressional Republicans in Hot Pursuit of Biden-Era's Crypto Debanking

The House Oversight and the Senate Banking committees are probing accusations that U.S. regulators blocked crypto insiders from banking.

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

Policy

Ledger Co-Founder's Kidnapping Highlights Threat of Crypto Robberies

David Balland and his wife were rescued in a police operation involving elite units, Paris Prosecutor Laure Beccuau said.

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