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

Latest White House talks on stablecoin yield make 'progress' with banks, no deal yet

In the latest of a series of meetings hosted at the White House, bankers and crypto policy experts met to break down the wall halting the market structure bill.

The latest crypto poll seeks to make the case that some voters have single-issue love for crypto as the race for the White House and Congress near an end. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Regulación

U.S. Federal Reserve researchers sing praises of prediction markets

A deep look at predictions on Kalshi called such platforms valuable to policymakers and researchers, according to a new Fed paper.

Kalshi website on a laptop.

Finanzas

Anchorage Digital offers non-U.S. banks a stablecoin stand-in for correspondent banking

Crypto bank Anchorage Digital is launching U.S.-compliant stablecoin rails for international banks, offering faster movement of assets across borders.

Nathan McCauley, co-founder and CEO of Anchorage Digital at Consensus 2025.

Mercados

WLFI surges 10% after Apex stablecoin deal, outperforming BTC and ETH

The Trump-affiliated token rose on news that a $3.5 trillion asset servicer will pilot USD1, while BTC and ETH continue to trade near multi-week lows.

Zak Folkman speaks at Consensus Hong Kong (CoinDesk)

Publicidad

Regulación

Banking trade groups responsible for impasse on market structure bill, Brian Armstrong says

Coinbase CEO Brain Armstrong said updated market structure legislation may offer banks other benefits to get them on board with allowing stablecoin rewards.

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Finanzas

Financial giant that services $3.5 trillion assets will pilot Trump-affiliated WLFI stablecoin for tokenized funds

The financial giant Apex Group, which provides services for $3.5 trillion assets, has teamed up with World Liberty Financial to test the USD1 stablecoin for fund flows and tokenized assets.

World Liberty Financial leadership team (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Regulación

What happens on prediction platforms can steer traditional markets, NYSE chief says

Prediction market outcomes are being used as inputs for how players deal with traditional financial markets, NYSE President Lynn Martin said at Mar-a-Lago on Wednesday.

CFTC Chair Mike Selig (left) and NYSE President Lynn Martin speaking on stage at the World Liberty forum. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Mercados

Goldman Sachs' David Solomon says he owns 'very little' bitcoin but watching it closely

“I’m an observer of bitcoin,” Solomon said at the World Liberty Forum on Wednesday, saying he's still trying to understand how it moves.

Goldman Sachs CEO David Soloman (CoinDesk)

Publicidad

Regulación

CFTC's Selig opens legal dispute against states getting in way of prediction markets

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Mike Selig fired a legal warning shot defending his agency's jurisdiction over the event contract space.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Mike Selig (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Mercados

'We do not do illegal things': Inside a U.S.-sanctioned stablecoin issuer's race to build a crypto giant

Oleg Ogienko, the public face of A7A5, pitched the ruble-pegged stablecoin as a fast-growing trade rail built to move money across borders despite sanctions pressure.

Oleg Ogienko, director for regulatory and overseas affairs at A7A5, at Consensus in Hong Kong (provided)