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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Regulación

U.S. Clears Way for Crypto ETPs to Get Into Yield Without Triggering Tax Problems

The Internal Revenue Service issued new guidance that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said offers a "clear path" to stake digital assets for trusts.

IRS (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Regulación

Senate Ag Releases Long-Awaited Version of Crypto Market Structure Legislation

The bill brings Congress a step closer to firmly defining how the CFTC and SEC can oversee crypto.

(Darren Halstead/Unsplash)

Tecnología

Uniswap Proposes Sweeping ‘UNIfication’ With UNI Burn and Protocol Fee Overhaul

The proposal, called “UNIfication,” would activate protocol fees, burn millions of UNI tokens and consolidate the project’s key teams under a single strategy.

CoinDesk

Regulación

U.S. Regulator That May Rule Over Digital Assets Pushing Toward Crypto Spot Trading

The CFTC's interim boss, Caroline Pham, is said to be personally guiding exchanges on launching compliant products as she also overhauls the agency.

CFTC Acting Chairman Caroline Pham speaks at SEC (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Publicidad

Finanzas

The Great Korean Pivot: From Memecoins to Machine Chips

As crypto trading volumes collapse in South Korea, retail investors are flocking to the stock market, fueling a state-backed AI-driven rally that’s replaced altcoin mania with semiconductor fever.

South Korea's flag (Daniel Bernard/Unsplash)

Nuevas análisis

Since Trump's Election, Crypto Has Experienced a Wild Year-Long Ride

The industry's staunch ally (and sometimes business partner) in the White House has brought a flood of drama, both good and bad.

President Donald Trump (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Regulación

State of Crypto: SBF (Somehow) Had Another Bad Day in Court

An appeals court seemed very skeptical of the FTX founder's push for a new trial.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Regulación

U.S. Fed's Miran Says Policy Needs to Adjust to Stablecoin Boom That Could Reach $3T

The Federal Reserve governor argued that stablecoins' increasing demand for dollar-tied assets such as Treasuries will force monetary policy decisions.

Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Publicidad

Mercados

JPMorgan Clients Lifted Spot Bitcoin ETF Holdings in Q3

The bank disclosed ownership of nearly 5.3 million shares of IBIT as of September 30, up 64% from the previous quarter.

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon (CoinDesk Archives)

Mercados

Polymarket’s Trading Volume May Be 25% Fake, Columbia Study Finds

Nearly 60% of weekly trades in December 2024 were flagged as likely wash trading, with coordinated networks of 43,000 wallets detected.

Trading screens at sunset (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay/Modified by CoinDesk)