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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Markets

Stablecoins May Reshape U.S. Treasury Market at $750B Threshold, Standard Chartered Says

Analyst Geoff Kendrick said stablecoins could hit $750 billion by 2026, pressuring debt issuance and USD demand.

(Sean Pollock/Unsplash)

Policy

With $25M Boost from Coinbase, Crypto Sector's Fairshake PAC Has $141M for Elections

The crypto industry is sitting on a massive $141 million to spend on the next round of congressional elections, offering a constant reminder to lawmakers.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong at the White House

Policy

House Gears Up for Crypto Market Structure Vote on Wednesday, Stablecoins Thursday

The Clarity Act is set for a Wednesday afternoon vote in the U.S. House, according to industry lobbyists, and the GENIUS Act may get a Thursday morning vote.

U.S. Congress (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Right to Code? Tornado Cash Dev Roman Storm's Money Laundering Trial Kicks Off Monday

If convicted on all three charges, Storm faces a maximum sentence of 45 years in prison.

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)

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Policy

Trump Collaborator, Bill Zanker, Downplays Wallet Kerfuffle

In an interview with CoinDesk, Zanker said he's still in good graces with the President's family despite receiving a cease-and-desist from them just weeks ago, and also teased an upcoming $TRUMP mobile game.

Bill Zanker, left, and President Donald Trump (Jim Spellman/WireImage/Getty Images)

Policy

State of Crypto: Previewing Congress' 'Crypto Week'

On deck: Stablecoin, market structure and central bank digital currency bills.

(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Policy

Robinhood Probed by Florida AG’s Office Over Allegedly ‘Deceptive’ Crypto Pricing Claims

The Florida Attorney General said there is evidence that crypto trading on Robinhood is actually more expensive due to its payment for order flow (PFOF) model.

Robinhood app (Getty Images/Cheng Xin)

Policy

Grayscale Challenges SEC’s Delay of GDLC ETF Launch, Calls Stay Order Unlawful

The asset manager says the SEC’s surprise pause on its approved multi-asset crypto ETF is unlawful and hurting investors.

David LaValle, President of CoinDesk Indices at Consensus 2025 in Toronto.

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Policy

Robinhood’s OpenAI Tokens Walk a Legal Tightrope, Says Crypto Lawyer

Efforts to tokenize pre-IPO stocks, like what Robinhood is doing with OpenAI, may help unlock liquidity in private markets, but the structure likely qualifies as a security, carries bankruptcy risk and could spark lawsuits over shareholder agreement breaches.

OpenAI logo on a mobile phone.

Markets

Ethereum's ETH Surges to $3K as ETF Flows, Tokenization Narrative Fuels Rally

The second-largest crypto has lagged behind BTC during this cycle, but the narrative has started to turn more positive recently.

Ether (ETH) price on July 10 (CoinDesk)