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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Another SEC Democrat to Drop Out, Leaving Republicans Running Agency by February

Commissioner Jaime Lizárraga, a Democrat, said he'll join Chair Gary Gensler in exiting the U.S. securities regulator, which will leave two Republicans and a single Democrat.

The sudden resignation announcement of another Democrat from the Securities and Exchange Commission, Jaime Lizárraga, could give Republicans a boost as they weigh policy shifts there. (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission)

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Binance Boosts Compliance Staff by 34% Year-Over-Year, Citing Industry’s ‘Rapid Maturation’

The world’s largest crypto exchange is in the process of overhauling its approach to regulatory compliance.

Binance CEO Richard Teng (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Bitwise Joins Mounting Race for Solana ETF

Donald Trump's election win may be pressing fast-forward on once unheard-of propositions.

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan (Suzanne Cordiero/CoinDesk/Shutterstock)

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Charles Schwab Wants to Directly Offer Crypto to Clients, Incoming CEO Says

Rick Wurster, who will step into the role of the CEO in the new year, said that the bank has been waiting on a change in the U.S.'s regulatory environment, which he expects to happen soon.

Financial services giant Charles Schwab has plans to directly offer crypto investments to its clients, president and incoming CEO Rick Wurster said. (Brendan Church/Unsplash)

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U.S. SEC Loses Crypto Lawsuit Over 'Dealer' Definition That Pushed Into Crypto

A Texas federal court ruled that the regulator's new dealer definition that roped in crypto entities was "untethered" to U.S. securities law.

A U.S. court in Texas ordered the SEC to yank a rule that it says unlawfully roped in crypto firms. (Hans Watson/Flickr)

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Crypto Foe and SEC Chair Gary Gensler Will Quit When Trump Takes Office

Gensler's plan to fully leave the commission — not just step down as chairman — on Jan. 20 answers the major question of whether he'd stick around to defend his policies until his term ends in 2026.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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SEC Distributes $4.6M to BitClave Investors

The SEC sued BitClave in 2020, alleging that it violated securities laws in the course of its $25.5 million initial coin offering in 2017.

Former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton (CoinDesk archives)

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Former FTX CTO Gary Wang Won’t Have to Serve Prison Time, Judge Rules

Wang was one of the key cooperating witnesses with U.S. prosecutors in Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial, earning him a “world of credit,” a judge said on Wednesday.

FTX co-founder Gary Wang, center, near the federal courthouse in Manhattan as he was set to testify again on Oct. 10, 2023 (Victor Chen/CoinDesk)

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Juiced USDS Yields Woo Solana Traders to Sky's Stablecoin

Sky's Solana rollout has been a smashing success. Will it last?

The sun rises from behind some mountains.

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Trump Said to Consider Crypto Lawyer Teresa Goody Guillén to Lead SEC

A former SEC attorney who now represents blockchain companies, Goody Guillén would be "an instant change maker," said one token project founder.

Donald Trump at BTC 2024 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)