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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Markets

First Solana ETF to Hit the Market This Week; SOL Price Jumps 5%

A spokesperson for Osprey confirmed that the fund would begin trading on Wednesday.

Solana's price action over the past

Policy

Supreme Court Declines to Take Up Coinbase User Data Privacy Case

A lower court’s decision to side with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the long-running case is legally binding.

U.S. Supreme Court (Getty Images/Joe Daniel Price)

Policy

Industry's PAC Keeps Seeking to Add Allies as Congress Hashes Out Crypto Legislation

Crypto political action committee Fairshake dropped another $1 million on a Virginia special-election candidate, likely heading toward another win.

Fairshake PAC influenced 2024 congressional elections

News Analysis

'Like Ordering McDonald's:' Malta's MiCA Fast-Track Draws Oversight Concerns

Some people think Malta is nimble and innovative when it comes to regulation. But others see a fast track to regulatory arbitrage.

Malta (Ludovica Dri/Unsplash)

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Policy

Ripple to Drop Cross-Appeal Against SEC, Ending Years-Long Legal Battle With SEC

The decision, announced by Ripple Labs CEO Brad Garlinghouse on Friday, comes shortly after a New York judge blocked the company’s second attempt to settle the case for $50 million.

Brad Garlinghouse (Steve Jennings / Getty Images)

Policy

Bitvavo Secures a MiCA License From the Netherlands

The company joins Kraken, Coinbase and Bybit who have also received MiCA licenses to operate in Europe.

Amsterdam buildings (Unsplash/  Azhar J)

Finance

Gemini Rolls Out Tokenized Stocks in EU, Starting With Strategy Shares

The crypto exchange has teamed up with tokenization specialist Dinari to offer tokenized U.S. stocks to users in European Union.

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Finance

Anchorage to Phase Out USDC, Agora USD Citing Risks, Stirring Fierce Backlash

The crypto custodian rated USDC and AUSD poorly for regulatory oversight and reserve management, while executives from VanEck, Coinbase and others questioned the ranking.

(Sandali Handagama/ CoinDesk)

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Policy

NY Judge Slaps Down SEC, Ripple’s Second Request for an Indicative Ruling on Proposed $50M Settlement

In a five-page ruling issued Thursday, District Judge Analisa Torres bristled at the parties’ request she dissolve a permanent injunction ordering Ripple to obey the law.

Ripple Labs CEO Brad Garlinghouse (Photo by Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunch)

Policy

Key U.S. Senator Tells White House Crypto Market Structure Bill Will Be Done by Sept. 30

The Senate and House are sending mixed messages on the most important crypto legislation awaited by the industry, with a new Senate deadline set.

Senators Cynthia Lummis and Tim Scott, and White House crypto adviser Bo Hines (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)