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

Tether confirms minimal EQIBank exposure following $89M US asset seizure

While Tether's stated ceiling places its maximum exposure under $64 million, the incident underscores lingering counterparty risks in fiat gateway networks.

EQIBank (EQIBank/Press)

Policy

New York sues Polymarket, alleging it is running an illegal gambling operation

The state wants to block Polymarket from operating without a gambling license and recover allegedly illegal gains.

Polymarket founder and CEO Shayne Coplan (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for The New York Times)

Policy

U.S. Federal Reserve moves on proposals to implement GENIUS Act for stablecoins

The Fed proposed rules on putting last year's GENIUS Act into place with regulations, including those governing stablecoin yield programs.

U.S. Federal Reserve Board in Washington (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto exchange Bitget says $352 million affected in a hack, claims user funds are 'safe'

Bitget CEO Gracy Chen announced the hack shortly after independent researchers flagged unusual wallet movements.

Bitget CEO Gracy Chen (CoinDesk)

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Finance

Someone was trying to sell Ondo Finance after founder Nathan Allman's death

The company has vehemently denied that it was shopping for buyers. Allman’s estate declined to comment.

Nathan Allman sits on a panel at Consensus 2025

Policy

U.S. commodities firms can invest in tokenized assets, use blockchain records: CFTC

The U.S derivatives regulator is grinding away at further guidance that welcomes tokenization and blockchain recordkeeping as regular industry elements.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Mike Selig (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Kalshi says it is not being investigated by the CFTC over trading activity

The prediction market says unusual patterns in its ether perpetual market are the result of liquidity incentives.

(Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

Policy

White House adviser defends President Trump's crypto ties in wake of Clarity Act defeat

President Donald Trump's crypto adviser, Patrick Witt, accused Democrats of unfairly amplifying Trump's crypto ties as a political weapon.

Patrick Witt, executive director of the President’s Council of Advisors for Digital Assets(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Policy

Democrats 'chose visceral hatred for' Donald Trump over crypto Clarity Act, Lummis says

Senator Cynthia Lummis said the crypto industry should "pin it on the Democrats" in her first public remarks after last week's failed Clarity Act vote.

Senator Cynthia Lummis (right) speaking at CoinDesk's Policy & Regulation event on Sept. 22, 2026. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto market structure can't wait for shot at post-election Clarity Act surge: White House

White House and U.S. Treasury officials agree that despite some hope that Congress' "lame duck" session could see the bill again, the work's in regulators' hands.

White House adviser Patrick Witt, speaking at CoinDesk's Policy & Regulation event on Sept. 22, 2026. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)