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

Eric Trump, World Liberty co-founder, calls banks 'anti-American' over stablecoin fight

The World Liberty Financial co-founder and presidential son posted about the ongoing negotiations on stablecoin yield on Wednesday.

Eric Trump (Keith Tanner/CoinDesk)

Policy

Brian Armstrong met with Trump before the president slammed banks over crypto bill

CoinDesk was able to confirm the meeting between the US president and the Coinbase CEO took place as Politico initially reported.

Donald Trump (Credit: Library of Congress on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto campaign PAC Fairshake marks first wins in 2026 U.S. congressional primaries

In the opening primaries of the midterm congressional contests, Fairshake is celebrating victories of several pro-crypto candidates backed by the super PAC.

Representative Al Green, a Texas Democrat (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Markets

Market infrastructure firms warn tokenized securities face higher costs, split liquidity without interoperability

The DTCC, Euroclear and Clearstream argue that the principle of “same asset, same rights, same outcome” must apply across both distributed ledger technology networks and traditional finance systems.

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Policy

Trump urges passage of U.S. Clarity Act, attacks banks for 'undercutting' GENIUS

U.S. President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social that the banking industry is trying to undermine the stablecoin bill he signed into law last year.

U.S. President Donald Trump (Shealah Craighead/Modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon says stablecoin issuers paying interest should be regulated as banks

Dimon argued stablecoin issuers paying interest should meet bank standards as talks continue in Washington about the CLARITY Act.

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Policy

International finance watchdog warns stablecoins are increasingly used in sanctions evasion and money laundering

In its latest report, the global standard setter FATF said stablecoins now account for the bulk of illicit crypto activity and pose growing risks through peer-to-peer transfers.

(Photo by CoinWire Japan on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

CFTC chief Selig to clear path for U.S. perpetual futures in coming weeks

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman, appearing beside his Securities and Exchange Commission counterpart, said several crypto policies are coming.

U.S. CFTC Chairman Mike Selig (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Policy

U.S. Senate housing bill includes CBDC ban

The Senate Banking Committee's bipartisan "ROAD to Housing Act" includes a provision banning the Fed from issuing a CBDC before 2031.

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Finance

PayPay, 40% owner of Binance Japan, seeks up to $1.1 billion in Nasdaq IPO

The Nasdaq-bound payments firm backed by SoftBank targets a valuation above $10 billion.

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