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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Clarity Act failure may hamper U.S. crypto as industry seeks legal clarity elsewhere

The U.S. is likely to lose out to foreign markets in the short term, but SEC and CFTC rules will help underpin the industry.

Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Harold Mendoza/Unsplash)

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SEC rolls out long-awaited 'innovation exemption' for tokenized securities venues

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a blanket 5-year exemption for listing and trading tokenized securities without registering as an exchange.

SEC Chair Paul Atkins (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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U.S. House's tax committee advances crypto tax bill in wake of Clarity Act loss

The Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act would ease complicated tax burdens for everyday use of cryptocurrencies, though Trump's industry ties spurred some pushback.

U.S. House Ways and Means Committee (Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

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Inside the last-minute political breakdown that doomed the Clarity Act vote

Last minute, behind-the-scenes disputes locked in a dismal showing for the market structure legislation the industry pinned its greatest hopes on.

The Senate vote on the Clarity Act failed to win the 60 votes it needed. (U.S. Senate)

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Crypto Clarity Act flames out in failed U.S. Senate vote

The years-long effort to set U.S. regulations for crypto markets couldn't muster enough support to make the leap over the Senate's final 60-vote hurdle.

U.S. Capitol Building (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Crypto Clarity Act barrels toward disappointment barring last-minute Senate turnaround

As the parties dig in their heels, the market structure bill hasn't yet amassed the votes it would need to clear the first Senate hurdle scheduled for Tuesday.

Senator Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Live updates: Clarity Act fails in Senate, sending crypto lower

The failure essentially ends market structure legislative work in the Senate for 2026 and is a major blow to the crypto industry, which has invested years and hundreds of millions of dollars trying to support its interests.

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Patakaran

Democrats send counteroffer to Republicans over Clarity Act provisions

Democratic Senators were said to be meeting late Monday to discuss the latest proposed draft text.

Ruben Gallego (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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U.S. House panel shares crypto tax bill ahead of hearing later this week

The House Ways and Means Committee published a crypto tax bill addressing de minimis transactions, staking and other issues for which the industry's clamored for policies.

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SEC's Atkins backs Clarity Act but says agency will keep pushing crypto rules without it

The SEC chair said crypto issuance, transfer agent modernization and custody will form the backbone of the agency’s regulatory push.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)