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

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)

Policy

State of Crypto: What's In the New Crypto Market Structure Draft?

The Senate Agriculture Committee released a draft text for its version of market structure legislation.

U.S. Congress (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. DOJ Pursues North Korea's Illicit Money Machine, Seizes More Crypto

U.S. authorities secured several criminal convictions and gathered another $15 million in proceeds from North Korean crypto heists, the Justice Department said.

The U.S. Department of Justice headquarters in Washington (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Markets

Nearly 25% of Adults With Internet Access in Asia Might Own Crypto, Report Says

Nearly a quarter of adults might own crypto, but ease of use and access remain limiting factors, the report, produced by CoinDesk and Protocol Theory said.

Globe (Subhash Nusetti/Unsplash)

Tech

Leading Base DEX Aerodrome Merges Into Aero in Major Overhaul

Dromos Labs announced a major overhaul of its decentralized exchange infrastructure with the launch of Aero, a unified trading system that will merge its existing platforms across its networks.

Aerodrome receives $150 million in deposits (Pixabay)

Finance

BNY Eyes $1.5T Stablecoin Market With New Reserve Fund for Issuers

The bank aims to provide a key piece of infrastructure for stablecoin issuers to back the value of their tokens, similarly to BlackRock's Circle Reserve Fund for USDC.

BNY office (BNY, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Trump Signs Bill to Reopen U.S. Government as Congress Suddenly Ramps Up Crypto Work

The House of Representatives voted in favor of a monthslong funding measure late Wednesday.

U.S. Congress (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Markets

Crypto Investor Dan Tapiero Sees AI-Blockchain Crossover Fueling Next Big Wave

‘Blockchain is the money of AI,’ said the 50T founder, who’s betting 20% of his next fund on startups that don’t yet exist.

Dan Tapiero (Shutterstock/Modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Dubai Court Freezes $456M Linked to Justin Sun’s Bailout of TrueUSD Issuer Techteryx

Dubai’s Digital Economy Court said there was compelling evidence of a breach of trust and ordered a worldwide freeze to protect the assets.

100 dollar bill on table (Live Richer/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)