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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Finance

DYdX Launches Solana Spot Trading, Opens Access to U.S. Users

The launch marks a notable shift for the decentralized exchange, which has until now been known almost entirely for its derivatives markets.

Traders "sell the news" following Fed cut (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay)

Policy

U.S. Senate's Crypto Market Structure Bill Gets Messy as Calendar Weighs Down

The White House has shut down proposals, and lawmakers are circulating the Democrats' asks in what had been a close negotiation, revealing 11th-hour pressure.

Senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

Bhutan Debuts TER Gold-Backed Token on Solana

The Himalayan kingdom introduced TER, a Solana-based token backed by physical gold and issued through Gelephu Mindfulness City.

Buddha point, Thimphu, Bhutan (Passang Tobgay/Unsplash)

Markets

State Street and Galaxy to Launch Tokenized Liquidity Fund on Solana in 2026

The fund will run on Solana at launch and use PYUSD.

State Street building in London (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Policy

Crypto CEOs Join U.S. CFTC's Innovation Council to Steer Market Developments

The chief executives of firms such as Gemini and Kraken will pitch in on U.S. policy efforts through the council's future, public discussions.

CFTC Acting Chairman Caroline Pham speaks at SEC (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. Banking Regulator Warns Wall Street on 'Debanking,' Claims Practices 'Unlawful'

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency probed debanking of certain industries, including digital assets, and said it'll pursue any repeat of such activity.

U.S. Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould

Policy

Consumer Groups Join Unions Trying to Derail U.S. Crypto Market Structure Bill

Political progressives have joined forces to oppose current versions of the industry-backed legislative effort in the Senate.

U.S. Congress (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Paxful Pleads Guilty to Aiding Crime, Ignoring AML Laws

The DOJ said the firm knowingly facilitated illicit trades tied to sex work, sanctions evasion, and fraud, earning millions in fees while ignoring U.S. law.

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Policy

Most Influential: The Lazarus Group

The crypto industry’s most notorious hackers continue to break records, highlighting the importance of taking every step possible to secure wallets.

The Lazarus Group

Markets

BONK Slips as Governance Vote Nears, Testing Key Technical Support

The Solana memecoin dipped below the $0.00001000 threshold ahead of a dYdX integration vote, with elevated volume highlighting heightened positioning activity.

BONK-USD, Dec. 10 (CoinDesk)