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

Senate Agriculture's Top Dem: Crypto Market Structure Effort Needs 'Serious Changes'

Two Senate committees – Banking and Agriculture – need to agree on a crypto market structure bill, and Ag's ranking Democrat outlined several areas to edit.

Senator Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. (screen capture, Senate Agriculture Committee)

Policy

Legitimate Privacy Tool or Dirty Money ‘Laundromat’? Lawyers Debate Role of Tornado Cash on Day 1 of Roman Storm Trial

Storm’s lawyers say their client had nothing to do with the criminals using Tornado Cash. Prosecutors say he was capable of stopping them, and chose not to.

Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm outside the Manhattan courthouse where he is being tried for criminal money laundering (CoinDesk/Cheyenne Ligon)

Policy

'Crypto Week' Back on Track? Trump Says Defecting Lawmakers Ready to Vote for Bills

The House was supposed to vote at 5pm ET Monday after an earlier hiccup.

There was bipartisan opposition to advancing the crypto bills on a procedural motion. (C-SPAN)

News Analysis

House's Crypto Markets Bill on Track, But Some in Industry Hope For Senate Overhaul

As prominent U.S. crypto insiders and Republicans in Congress push for industry unity on the House's Clarity Act, senators prepare to go their own way.

U.S. Congress (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Policy

Jury Seated for Tornado Cash Dev Roman Storm's Trial

Opening arguments are set to begin shortly.

Tornado Cash's Roman Storm, second from left, and his legal team – Brian Klein (left), Keri Axel and Kevin Casey – outside court in New York. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

ProShares Launches Leveraged Solana and XRP ETFs Following NYSE Arca Approval

The new futures-based ETFs aim to deliver 2x daily returns on SOL and XRP as spot ETF proposals await SEC decisions, ProShares said.

CoinDesk

Policy

U.S. Prosecutors, CFTC Drop Polymarket Investigations

The FBI raided Polymarket founder Shayne Coplan's home last year.

Polymarket founder and CEO Shayne Coplan at CoinDesk's Consensus 2024.

Markets

Stablecoins May Reshape U.S. Treasury Market at $750B Threshold, Standard Chartered Says

Analyst Geoff Kendrick said stablecoins could hit $750 billion by 2026, pressuring debt issuance and USD demand.

(Sean Pollock/Unsplash)

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Policy

With $25M Boost from Coinbase, Crypto Sector's Fairshake PAC Has $141M for Elections

The crypto industry is sitting on a massive $141 million to spend on the next round of congressional elections, offering a constant reminder to lawmakers.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong at the White House

Policy

House Gears Up for Crypto Market Structure Vote on Wednesday, Stablecoins Thursday

The Clarity Act is set for a Wednesday afternoon vote in the U.S. House, according to industry lobbyists, and the GENIUS Act may get a Thursday morning vote.

U.S. Congress (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)