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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Market Structure Bill Will Be Before President Trump by Thanksgiving, Says Sen. Lummis

The bill will eventually become the law that dictates how financial regulators oversee the market.

CoinDesk

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Crypto World Petitions Trump to Push Quintenz's CFTC Nomination in Ongoing Saga

The industry is now openly urging the confirmation process that was delayed by the White House for the CFTC leadership that will be key to digital assets regulation.

Brian Quintenz (Senate Agriculture Committee, screen capture)

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Crypto Offers Answer to Money Laundering Crisis: Global Alert Network Called 'Beacon'

An industry-wide project led by TRM Labs is officially going live, and includes law enforcement and the major exchanges such as Coinbase and Binance.

Binance Chief Compliance Officer Noah Perlman (TRM Labs)

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U.S. Federal Reserve's New Supervision Chief Sold on Bringing Crypto to Finance

The Fed vice chair who leads banking oversight, Michelle Bowman, comes across as a crypto evangelist as she echoes industry views on its regulatory needs.

Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman (Federal Reserve Board)

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Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott: 12-18 Dems May Vote for Market Structure Bill

The Senate only has a discussion draft out on market structure legislation so far, but Scott previously said he expects the bill to be done by the end of September.

Sen. Tim Scott (Nikhilesh De/ColnDesk)

Finance

Robinhood Partners With Kalshi to Launch NFL and College Football Prediction Markets

The new offering follows the success of Polymarket-style event trading, but with CFTC-regulated contracts in the U.S.

Robinhood app (Getty Images/Cheng Xin)

Finance

TeraWulf Rally Cools on $850M Convertible Note Sale After Google Deal

Most of the net proceeds are earmarked for the firm's data center expansion, with $85 million set aside for capped call transactions to mitigate share dilution.

Máquinas de minería de bitcoin (Shutterstock)

Finance

SoFi Taps Bitcoin Lightning Network for Global Remittances With Lightspark

SoFi will use Lightspark’s Lightning-based UMA tech to offer real-time, low-cost international transfers directly in its app

SoFi (Shutterstock)

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Finance

Tassat Names Glen Sussman CEO as Firm Eyes Next Stage of Institutional Growth

Sussman succeeds Zain Saidin, who will remain on the company’s board and take on a new role as senior adviser.

International regulators at BIS want to make cross-border payments cheaper. (Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images)

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New U.S. Crypto Group AIP Joins Crowded Field, Targets Policymaker Education

The American Innovation Project is the latest digital assets advocacy organization to launch, but its tax status could help it find a niche.

American Innovation Project