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

SEC, Justin Sun reach settlement over Tron lawsuit

Rainberry, a company affiliated with the Tron network, will pay a $10 million fine. Charges against Sun will be dismissed.

Justin Sun speaks at Consensus Hong Kong (CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. banking agencies say capital should be same for standard or tokenized securities

The Federal Reserve and other banking regulators clarified that the capital tally in banks needs identical treatment whether securities are tokenized or not.

Jefferies quietly becomes a power player in crypto investment banking. (Unsplash)

Markets

Short seller Culper bets against ether, Tom Lee's BitMine citing 'death spiral' risk

The short seller firm said that Ethereum's native token is "impaired," leaving treasury firm BitMine holding the bag while co-founder Vitalik buterin is selling.

Thomas Lee, chairman of Bitmine and CIO of Fundstrat, on the main stage during Consensus Hong Kong 2026 (David Paul Morris/Consensus)

Finance

Ripple adds Coinbase crypto futures to its $3 trillion clearing platform

Ripple Prime institutional clients can now trade Coinbase's bitcoin, ether, solana and XRP futures in a regulated U.S. market.

Brad Garlinghouse at DC Fintech Week (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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News Analysis

Kraken's surprise Fed win may harken onslaught of crypto firms with narrow Fed access

The Kansas City Fed may term this "Tier 3" access, but Kraken's entry into the vaunted Fed payments system has riled bankers and raised crypto hopes.

U.S. Fed (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

U.S. judge freezes BlockFills assets in dispute over 70 bitcoin with creditor Dominion Capital

A New York federal court barred the crypto trading firm from moving bitcoin tied to Dominion Capital, citing suspended withdrawals and insolvency concerns.

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Finance

Son of U.S. government contractor, accused of stealing millions in seized crypto, arrested in France

John “Lick” Daghita was arrested in a joint FBI-France operation after allegations he siphoned tens of millions of dollars in crypto from government seizure wallets managed by his father’s company.

FBI (Credit: David Trinks on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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)

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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)