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

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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Policy

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)

Policy

U.S. Senator Lummis says Democrats won't quit asking for more on crypto Clarity Act

One of the top crypto market structure negotiators in Washington says she's run out of gas on new revisions for the bill she's worked on for more than five years.

Senator Cynthia Lummis (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

White House crypto adviser says Trump gave up 'historic' ethics powers in compromise

President Donald Trump's digital assets adviser spoke at a Washington event the day after a new compromise language was released for the Clarity Act.

White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Policy

A bipartisan coalition of 17 state attorneys generals urge Senate to reject Clarity Act

The state AGs said they were concerned the crypto legislation might restrict their ability to bring securities and commodities cases tied to online scams.

New York Attorney General Letitia James (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Policy

Clarity Act odds surge on prediction markets, but crypto bill still faces long road

Kalshi and Polymarket bettors sharply raised the chances of U.S. crypto market structure legislation advancing, with Tuesday's Senate vote the next test.

Polymarket Clarity Act contract (Polymarket)

Policy

Here is the revised Clarity Act ethics provision Donald Trump has agreed to

The new Clarity Act draft would force divestiture and give state attorneys general the ability to sue to enforce the ethics provision.

U.S. President Donald Trump (Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Policy

Is Clarity dead? A vibes-based analysis: State of Crypto

I dunno, flip a coin.

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News Analysis

Crypto’s Clarity Act heads into a make-or-break week with no clear outcome

The crypto industry eagerly awaits a September 15 vote, though it might not happen. Or maybe it will. Or it might get delayed or reappear in some other form.

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Robinhood CEO says companies shouldn't get veto over stock tokens in AMC feud

In a post on Friday, Vlad Tenev said securities issuers should control shareholder rights, but not separate products that track their publicly traded shares.

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)