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. SEC Staff Clarifies That Some Crypto Stablecoins Aren't Securities

In its latest what's-not-a-security statement on digital assets, the Securities and Exchange Commission has added dollar-based stablecoins, but may snub Tether.

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto-Friendly Prime Broker Hidden Road in Active Takeover Talks: Sources

The company is being advised by FT Partners, the sources said.

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Policy

Illinois to Drop Staking Lawsuit Against Coinbase

Three other states — Kentucky, Vermont and South Carolina — have already dropped their suits.

Paul Grewal, Chief Legal Officer, Coinbase (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. SEC Nominee Atkins Gets Confirmation Nod From Senate Banking Committee

The panel voted to advance the confirmations of Paul Atkins to run the SEC and Jonathan Gould to lead the OCC, both of which would have a big say in crypto.

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

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Policy

U.S. House Committee Advances Stablecoin Bill, While Dems Warn of Trump Conflicts

Though many Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee voted with Republicans to move the bill, they raised flags about the Trump-tied stablecoin.

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Markets

President Trump to Order 'Reciprocal Tariffs' to Begin This Week

Bitcoin retreated to $86,000 in volatile action as the announcements were made.

Trump in the Oval Office

Markets

First Digital to 'Pursue Legal Action' Over Justin Sun Allegations as FDUSD Drops

The stablecoin deviated from its price peg as Tron founder Justin Sun claimed that First Digital Trust is "effectively insolvent," a characterization the company pushed back on.

Justin Sun of TRON and Zak Folkman of World Liberty Financial speaks at Consensus Hong Kong 2025 by CoinDesk (CoinDesk/Personae Digital)

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Finance

Solana's Jupiter Buys DRiP Haus, DeFi Exchange's First NFT Play

The self-proclaimed Solana super app doesn't think NFTs are dead yet.

Vibhu Norby

Policy

Crypto's Fairshake Notches Latest Wins in Florida Congressional Races

Two special-election winners that will help bolster Republicans' narrow lead in the U.S. House of Representatives were backed with crypto cash in their races.

Fairshake PAC influenced 2024 congressional elections