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

U.S. SEC says software allowing crypto wallet transactions not considered broker

The latest crypto view from the securities agency concludes software that clears the way for securities transactions with individual wallets won't trip regulations.

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Bankers rebuff White House claim that stablecoin yield doesn't threaten deposits

A new study from the American Bankers Association says the White House economists went after the wrong premise in their recent look at the issue.

The latest crypto poll seeks to make the case that some voters have single-issue love for crypto as the race for the White House and Congress near an end. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

CFTC Chair Mike Selig argues for agency's 'exclusive regulatory authority' in prediction markets fight: State of Crypto

Selig said states do not have the ability to police prediction market providers, echoing his agency's stance as it pursues court cases to cement its authority.

CFTC Chairman Mike Selig, speaking at the Vanderbilt University digital assets summit on April 6, 2026. (Nikihlesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Super PAC tied to Tether makes first ad buy from firm founded by Tether's U.S. CEO

The Fellowship PAC spent $300,000 with Nxum Group that was co-founded by Bo Hines, the chief of Tether's U.S. arm and former adviser to President Donald Trump.

Bo Hines, Executive Director of the President's Council of Advisers on Digital Assets of the White House

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Tech

North Korean hackers are running massive state-sponsored heists to run its economy and nuclear program

As North Korea's infiltration tactics grow more sophisticated, security experts say the crypto industry needs to understand what sets the regime apart from every other state-backed hacker — and why that difference makes it a dangerous threat to the ecosystem.

North Korean head Kim Jong-Un (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin and other cryptos fall as U.S., Iranian negotiators fail to reach war resolution

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance said negotiations had ended after a daylong session in Pakistan, sending crypto prices down between 1.5% and 2%.

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Markets

The crypto honeymoon is over for now as analysts warn of a major first-quarter profit squeeze

Several major investment firms have preemptively downgraded Coinbase and other platforms as a sharp drop in trading activity and falling token prices threaten to derail upcoming first-quarter earnings results.

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Finance

$1.6 billion Ether Machine SPAC deal collapses over unfavorable market

The Ether Machine, an ether treasury firm, currently has more than $1 billion in ether in its treasury.

Stacks of 100 dollar bills (Dmytro Glazunov/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Markets

Bitcoin, broader market flat as U.S.-Iran negotiations begin

The market rose over the week after a two-week ceasefire was announced, triggering a derivatives short squeeze that wiped out over $430 million in bearish positions.

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Markets

Crypto perpetuals predict the direction of Wall Street’s Monday open with 89% accuracy, data shows

Over half (57%) of Monday market opens is s already reflected in crypto markets' perpetual futures products.

Price chart on a mobile phone lying next to laptop (Aidan Hancock/Unsplash)