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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Policy

U.S. Treasury's New Crypto Point Person Says Stablecoin Law a Good First Goal

Tyler Williams, an ex-industry lawyer hired as crypto counselor for Treasury Secretary Bessent, said there's a ton of inside work to be done in the department.

U.S. Treasury Department's Tyler Williams, crypto counselor

Policy

Stablecoins Take Center Stage at Senate's First Digital Assets Subcommittee Hearing

Legislators convened a panel to discuss what stablecoin and market structure bills need to address.

CoinDesk

Policy

SEC Drops Probe Into Gemini, Cameron Winklevoss Demands Recompense

In a Wednesday X post, the co-founder and president of Gemini suggested the SEC publicly fire all staff members involved in the investigation.

CoinDesk

Policy

U.S. Appeals Court (Mostly) Affirms 2023 Ruling Tossing Out Uniswap Class Action Suit

Only the state law claims will get another shot.

Uniswap Labs CEO Hayden Adams (Uniswap Labs)

Policy

Gotbit Founder Aleksei Andriunin Extradited to U.S. on Fraud Charges

The 26-year-old Russian national had been living in Portugal.

Alexey Andryunin

Markets

Bitcoin, Broader Market Dip After Trump Plans to Impose 25% Tariffs on EU

Bitcoin and S&P 500 both fell to their session low after Trump talked about tariffs at his first cabinet meeting on Wednesday.

FastNews (CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. House Committee Advances Effort to Erase IRS' DeFi Tax Rule

A joint resolution in Congress seeks to reverse a December move by the IRS to impose a tax regime in DeFi, and the House has taken the first steps to do that.

U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Hires Galaxy Digital Counsel to Advise on Crypto

Tyler Williams previously served several roles in the U.S. government.

Billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent testifies before the Senate Finance Committee during his confirmation hearing for Treasury Secretary. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Finance

Bank of America CEO Says Bank Will Likely Launch Its Own Stablecoin

The United States Congress said that it would push to pass legislation on stablecoins in the first 100 days of the Trump administration.

Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan (John Lamparski/Getty Images)