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

Crypto Casino Founder Richard Kim Arrested After Gambling Away Investor Funds

Former Galaxy, Goldman Sachs, and JP Morgan executive Richard Kim faces securities and wire fraud charges after allegedly gambling away "nearly all" of his investors' funds.

Southern District of New York courthouse (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Tech

EigenLayer Adds Key ‘Slashing’ Feature, Completing Original Vision

A year after its launch, the Ethereum restaking protocol is rolling out the critical accountability measure meant to address lingering security concerns.

EigenLayer CEO Sreeram Kannan. (Bradley Keoun)

Policy

Republican States Pause Lawsuit Against SEC Over Crypto Authority

Crypto lobbyists also dropped a lawsuit against the IRS.

Acting SEC Chair Mark Uyeda (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

CoinDesk Announces Eric Trump as a Headline Speaker at Consensus 2025

The president’s son will discuss his mining venture American Bitcoin alongside Asher Genoot, Chief Executive Officer of Hut 8.

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Markets

First Spot Solana ETFs to Hit Canadian Market This Week

Four issuers — Purpose, Evolve, CI and 3iQ — are bringing their products to the Toronto Stock Exchange on Wednesday.

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Policy

SEC Delays Decisions on In-Kind Redemptions, Ether ETF Staking

The regulator delayed two important decisions until June.

Paul Atkins has been confirmed by the Senate to take over the Securities and Exchange Commission as chairman. (Senate Banking Committee)

Policy

KuCoin, MEXC and 12 Crypto Exchanges' Apple Apps Blocked in South Korea

South Korean regulators will continue to block unreported virtual asset operators from accessing domestic sites, a statement said.

South Korea (Photo by Daniel Bernard on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Tech

Nvidia Moves AI Supercomputer Production to U.S., Opening New Avenues for Crypto Miners

Nvidia will build Blackwell chips in Arizona and AI supercomputers in Texas to meet surging AI demand.

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Policy

Google to Restrict Crypto Ads in EU to MiCA-Licensed Firms


Crypto exchanges and wallet apps must meet EU's MiCA licensing rules to advertise in Google's platforms in 27 countries.

Google logo in Sunnyvale, CA (Greg Bulla/Unsplash)

News Analysis

U.S. Crypto Lobbyists Flooding the Zone, But Are There Too Many?

With more than a dozen groups advocating for crypto policies, including two new ones, the field of associations, political operations and lobbyists are legion.

U.S. crypto lobbyists and advocates in Washington (CoinDesk)