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

Legislation Steering U.S. Fate of Crypto Emerges in New Version in Senate

Lawmakers in the Senate Banking Committee have a new draft of the crypto market structure bill that would establish U.S. regulations for crypto trading.

Sen. Tim Scott (Nikhilesh De/ColnDesk)

Policy

SEC, CFTC Chiefs Say Crypto Turf Wars Over as Agencies Move Ahead on Joint Work

Paul Atkins and Caroline Pham presented a united front when discussing future regulatory moves by their two agencies during a call on Friday.

SEC Chair Paul Atkins (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Finance

Fireblocks Dives Further Into Stablecoins With Intro of In-House Payments Network

The stablecoin network is designed to provide higher efficiency and lower risk than currently exists when providers use more fragmented and disperse systems.

Left to right: Fireblocks co-founders Pavel Berengoltz, Michael Shaulov and Idan Ofrat. (Fireblocks)

Policy

U.S. CFTC Gives Go-Ahead for Polymarket's New Exchange, QCX

The predictions market firm had recently acquired the CFTC-regulated platform, and now the regulator has granted it certain concessions.

Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan at Consensus 2024 (CoinDesk).

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Tech

Ethereum Foundation to Unload Another 10K ETH Following SharpLink Deal

The Foundation shared that it plans to sell 10,000 ETH via centralized exchanges over the next several weeks to support work towards research & developments, ecosystem grants and donations.

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Policy

U.S. SEC, CFTC Combine Forces to Clear Registered Firms' Trading of Spot Crypto

The markets agencies said in a joint statement they're OK with certain crypto assets trading on registered entities now, before Congress' market structure bill.

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

State of Crypto: Crypto Takes Jackson Hole

The annual SALT Wyoming conference took place this week. Government officials said a lot the industry will like.

Chris Waller (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Tech

Optimism Taps Flashbots to Supercharge OP Stack Sequencing

The partnership centers on sequencing, the behind-the-scenes process that determines how quickly a transaction confirms, which trades are prioritized, and how much users ultimately pay.

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Policy

There’s ‘No Question in the World’ Bitcoin Will Be Worth $1M: Eric Trump

The son of President Donald Trump called himself a “bitcoin maxi” during an appearance in Jackson Hole on Wednesday.

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Policy

Trump’s Crypto ‘Conflicts of Interest’ Are ‘Blocking’ Dem Legislation Support, Top Lawmaker Says

A provision addressing conflicts of interest would likely bolster Dem support for crypto market structure legislation, Angie Craig said.

Rep. Angie Craig (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)