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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CFTC Drops Appeal in Kalshi Election Betting Case

The CFTC appealed a federal judge’s ruling last year clearing Kalshi’s listing of a political prediction market, arguing that it presented a “profound” harm to the public.

Caroline Pham, acting chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Policy

New Hampshire Becomes First State to Approve Crypto Reserve Law

Governor Kelly Ayotte signed a bill into law that allows the investment of a portion of the state's public funds in precious metals and crypto assets.

New Hampshire State House (Nils Huenerfuerst/Unsplash)

Policy

Planned Crypto Hearing in U.S. House Derailed by Democrat Revolt

Democrats abandoned a joint hearing of two committees on crypto policy, inviting people to instead attend their own discussion of Trump's "crypto corruption."

U.S. Representative Maxine Waters (video capture, House Financial Services Democrats roundtable)

Policy

Trump's Crypto Play Fuels Senators' Backlash and Bill to Ban President Memecoins

Democratic Senator Chris Murphy pushed a bill to block presidential coins while Elizabeth Warren described how to get Dems to move forward on stablecoins.

Connecticut Democrat Senator Chris Murphy (Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

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VanEck Submits Proposal to Launch First BNB ETF in the U.S.

If approved, the fund would be the first exchange-traded fund tied to BNB in the U.S.

(VanEck)

Policy

SEC Further Delays Litecoin ETF, Requests Public Comments

Experts predict Litecoin to have the best chances of approval by the end of this year.

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

News Analysis

Dems Stall Stablecoin Bill, Jeopardizing More Important Crypto Regulation Bill

The Senate's stablecoin bill's issues may delay work on the far more important market structure legislation.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Digital Asset Summit in New York City. (Nikhilesh De)

Policy

Leading House Dem Will Block Crypto Market Structure Bill Hearing

Rep. Maxine Waters said she is concerned about U.S. President Donald Trump's increasing crypto ties.

Rep. Maxine Waters (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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Samourai Wallet’s Lawyers Say Prosecution Suppressed Critical Evidence, Call for Dismissal

Before SDNY prosecutors filed charges in the case, FinCEN told them that Samourai Wallet didn’t meet the definition of a money transmitting business.

Silhouette of two samurai fighting (YS graphic/Getty Images)

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U.S. Crypto Market Structure Bill Unveiled by House Lawmakers

As a successor to the so-called FIT21 bill in the last session, the committee chairs in the House have released a discussion draft of a market structure bill.

U.S. Capitol Building (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)