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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Tech

Jito Launches BAM to Reshape Solana’s Blockspace Economy

The Block Assembly Marketplace (BAM) is a new system aimed at improving how blocks are built and how transactions are sequenced on the Solana blockchain.

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Finance

Crypto Exchange Bullish Files for U.S. IPO

The company plans a NYSE listing under the ticker “BLSH.”

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Policy

Tether CEO Says He'll Comply With GENIUS to Come to U.S., Circle Says It's Set Now

Paolo Ardoino, Tether's chief, said his firm will come to the U.S., is chasing high-level auditing and will adjust reserves, but Jeremy Allaire said Circle is already compliant.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino at White House

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Policy

Trump Signs GENIUS Act Into Law: The Full Transcript

President Trump celebrated the signing of stablecoin legislation in a wide-ranging speech touching on crypto, regulation and political allies.

U.S. President Donald Trump (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Trump Signs GENIUS Act Into Law, Elevating First Major Crypto Effort to Become Policy

President Donald Trump made it official during a White House ceremony, affixing a signature to the stablecoin regulation bill before a crowd of crypto insiders.

President Trump at GENIUS bill signing (Nik De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Trump to Sign the Historic GENIUS Act Into Law. What Does It Mean for Crypto?

As 'Crypto Week' comes to an end, here is why the GENIUS bill, which will establish a regulatory framework for stablecoins in the U.S., matters for crypto and the masses.

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Policy

'Crypto Week' Reaction: What GENIUS and CLARITY Bills Mean for the Industry

The House of Representatives today approved GENIUS, clearing the way for stablecoin act to go to President Trump for signature. It also passed CLARITY market structure legislation, sending it to the Senate. Here's how the industry and beyond reacted.

U.S. Congress (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Policy

GENIUS Act for Stablecoins Passes House on Way to Being First Major U.S. Crypto Law

On the heels of its vote to pass its Clarity Act to oversee crypto markets, the House of Representatives followed up with a 308-122 approval of GENIUS.

White House official Davis Sacks and top Republicans (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. House Passes CLARITY Act, Moves on to Stablecoin Vote

The House of Representatives will send its Clarity Act to the Senate to oversee the structure of crypto markets, and it's set for a final vote on the GENIUS Act.

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