Nikhilesh De

Nikhilesh De is CoinDesk's managing editor for global policy and regulation, covering regulators, lawmakers and institutions. When he's not reporting on digital assets and policy, he can be found admiring Amtrak or building LEGO trains. He owns < $50 in BTC and < $20 in ETH. He was named the Association of Cryptocurrency Journalists and Researchers' Journalist of the Year in 2020.

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Markets

Multicoin's Samani Explains Why SOL ETF Could Trounce ETH's

Solana generates a lot more fees with a much smaller market cap than Ethereum, Samani argued.

Kyle Samani (right) (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Market Maker Keyrock Launches U.S. Entity as Regulatory Climate Set to Improve

The opening of the New York office is part of the company's global expansion.

BlockFills' institutional-grade CD20 options are live. (AG-Pics/Pixabay)

Policy

Solana's Biggest Protocol Jito Leans In on a Changed DC

JitoSOL is not a security, the protocol claimed in a new research paper.

jito

News Analysis

Solana Protected Gender Identity Before Panning It in Anti-Queer Ad

Weeks before Trump won again, Solana held an event that protected "gender identity."

Screenshot of now-deleted Solana ad (X.com)

Markets

Canary Capital Files for SUI ETF After Reserve Deal With World Liberty Financial

The move comes after World Liberty Financial said it would add Sui assets to its token reserve earlier this month.

Canary Capital founder and CEO Steve McClurg (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on the New Crypto Task Force

The longtime SEC commissioner explains how she wants to reshape the agency's approach to digital assets regulation.

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Court Approves 3AC’s $1.53B Claim Against FTX, Setting Up Major Creditor Battle

A Delaware bankruptcy court allowed Three Arrows Capital to dramatically expand its claim against FTX, further complicating creditor payouts.

Three Arrows co-founder Su Zhu speaks at FTX's Crypto Bahamas event in 2022 (Tracy Wang/CoinDesk)

Policy

AML Bitcoin Creator Found Guilty In Pump-and-Dump Case Linked to 'Casino Jack'

A jury in California convicted Rowland Marcus Andrade of wire fraud and money laundering in connection with the sale of AML Bitcoin.

AML Bitcoin co-conspirator Jack Abramoff in 2011 (Lessig/Abramoff/Wikimedia Commons)

Policy

U.S. Senate Takes First Big Step to Advance Stablecoin Bill

The first committee approval of a stablecoin bill in this new congressional session now moves the so-called GENIUS Act toward the Senate floor.

Senator Tim Scott (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

News Analysis

Crypto's IRS Victory Reveals Reach in Congress That Demands Less Compromise

As the industry moves forward with bills on stablecoins and market-structure rules, the kind of dealing lobbyists were prepared to make may no longer be needed.

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