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

Trump's CFTC Pick, Mike Selig, Clears Hurdle on Way Toward Confirmation Vote

The day after his confirmation hearing, the Senate Agriculture Committee made a quick vote to push Mike Selig toward the overall Senate for a final vote.

Mike Selig (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

Stablecoin Spending Goes Mainstream With Opera MiniPay’s LatAm Integration

The feature connects USDT balances to PIX and Mercado Pago, enabling users to pay with QR codes and converting to local currency instantly.

opera browser on smartphone (Zulfugar Karimov/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Samourai Wallet Co-Founder Bill Hill Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Unlicensed Money Transmitting

The 67-year-old Hill’s recent autism diagnosis, as well as his advanced age, seemed to serve as mitigating factors for the sentencing judge.

samurai and money - illustration for Samourai Wallet

Web3

DeFi Giant Spark Shelves Crypto App Plans to Focus on Institutional Infrastructure

The protocol will instead focus on "liquidity infrastructure and deals" such as its recent $1 billion investment into PayPal's PYUSD.

Cryptocurrency prices seen on phone and monitors. (Sajad Nori/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Policy

Trump's Pick to Run CFTC, Selig, Tells Senators Crypto a 'Critical Mission' at Agency

Mike Selig, the nominee to be the next chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, testified at his confirmation hearing in the Senate.

Mike Selig, nominee to be chairman of the CFTC (Senate Agriculture Committee)

Policy

New Hampshire Awaits Bitcoin Bond Buyer to Get First State Effort Rolling

The New Hampshire Business Finance Authority took the opening steps toward shepherding a potential $100 million private-sector bitcoin bond.

New Hampshire State House (Nils Huenerfuerst/Unsplash)

Policy

Senate Banking Panel Advances FDIC's Travis Hill for Wider Confirmation Vote

The Senate Banking Committee voted along party lines to send FDIC Acting Chair Travis Hill's nomination to the wider Senate for a final vote on taking the permanent job.

Incoming FDIC chairman Travis Hill

Policy

Canada Approves Budget That Advances Policy for Stablecoins

The Canadian government narrowly won favor in Parliament for its budget push that includes a new policy governing stablecoins.

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Policy

Sen. Warren Keeps Pressure on Trump Crypto Ties as Market Structure Bill Negotiated

Senator Elizabeth Warren is maintaining political heat on President Trump's World Liberty Financial business interests in a letter to the Treasury and DOJ.

Senator Elizabeth Warren (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Judge Should Not Acquit Tornado Cash Dev Roman Storm, Prosecutors Argue

The DOJ filed its own post-trial motion last week, pushing back against Storm's motion for acquittal.

Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm outside the Manhattan courthouse where he is being tried for criminal money laundering (CoinDesk/Cheyenne Ligon)