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

U.S. House Republicans Officially Introduce Crypto Market Structure Bill

The legislation is expected to become the second major congressional effort toward establishing U.S. regulations for the crypto industry.

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

Policy

Ships Could Pay Panama Canal Transit Fees in Bitcoin and Cut the Line, Panama City Mayor Muses

The mayor of Panama City, Mayer Mizrachi, said the city could potentially establish a bitcoin reserve.

Panama canal (Credit: Alex Pagliuca, Unsplash)

Policy

SEC Task Force Chief Says Crypto Traders Need to be Growups, Not Cry to Government

Hester Peirce, the SEC commissioner who leads its crypto task force, argued for lighter-touch oversight in which crypto investors take responsibility for their losses.

Securities and Exchange Commission's Hester Peirce

Policy

Stand With Crypto Removes Soulja Boy From NJ Governor Rally After Discovering Sexual Assault Fine

Stand With Crypto announced rapper Soulja Boy would headline a "get out the vote" rally for New Jersey's gubernatorial race on Wednesday, but removed him.

Soulja Boy (Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images)

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Policy

Russia Says Financial Institutions Can Offer Crypto-Linked Instruments to Qualified Investors

The Bank of Russia said "financial institutions may offer qualified investors financial derivatives, securities, and digital financial assets whose yields are linked to cryptocurrency prices."

Russia, Moscow (Alexander Smagin / Unsplash)

Markets

Pantera Reveals Its Bets on Stocks That Adopted ‘Digital Asset Treasury’ Strategy

According to an investor note, Pantera is backing several Nasdaq-listed firms holding BTC, SOL and ETH.

Pantera Capital CEO Dan Morehead (CoinDesk)

Finance

Wall Street Giant Cantor Fitzgerald to Launch Gold-Backed Bitcoin Fund

"There are still people on the Earth that are still scared of bitcoin, and we want to bring them into this ecosystem," said Brandon Lutnick, chairman of Cantor Fitzgerald.

Brandon Lutnick (CoinDesk)

Policy

Pakistan to Establish a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve, Allocate 2000 Megawatts of Energy for Crypto Mining

The country’s minister of state for blockchain and crypto announced the plans in the U.S. on Wednesday.

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Policy

NYC Mayor Eric Adams Calls for the End of NYDFS' BitLicense, Proposes 'BitBond'

Speaking at Bitcoin 2025 in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Adams said getting rid of the BitLicense will "allow us to have the free flow of Bitcoin in our city."

Eric Adams (Credit: Nikhilesh De)

Policy

Vietnamese Woman Arrested in Thailand Over Alleged $300M Crypto Scam

Ngo Thi Theu was allegedly a key figure in a network that involved 35 officials and over 1,000 employees working across 44 call centres in Vietnam.

View of Hanoi, Vietnam's capital, from high up. ( Unsplash / Jane Dang)