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

What’s the SEC Saying About Crypto?

Interpreting statements from SEC officials may really be just like reading tea leaves.

(Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Policy

US Regulators Plan to Define Legal Bank Activities Around Crypto in 2022

The interagency sprint team was composed of the OCC, FDIC and Fed.

OCC (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Policy

US Congressmen Introduce Bill to Modify Crypto Tax Provision in Infrastructure Law

U.S. President Joe Biden signed the infrastructure bill into law on Monday.

Rep. Patrick McHenry (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

House Sends Infrastructure Bill With Crypto Tax Provision to US President

The vote passed with bipartisan support on Friday night.

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Policy

The US Treasury’s Stablecoin Report Would Treat Issuers Like Banks, but Doesn’t Address How

The U.S. government’s stablecoin report is finally out. Bank regulators are having a big day.

U.S. President Joe Biden (left) and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Policy

Biden Administration to Congress: Put Stablecoins Under Federal Supervision – Or We Will

If U.S. lawmakers don’t act, regulators have the authority to take their own measures, according to the long-awaited report from the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets.

LEGISLATE, PLEASE: “The current regulatory framework isn’t set up to address some of the new kinds of risks that [stablecoins] could pose,” says Treasury Under Secretary Nellie Liang. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Policy

Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ Act Would Close Crypto Tax Loophole

The provision adds cryptocurrency transactions to constructive sale rules under the tax code.

U.S. President Joe Biden (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Policy

CFTC Should Be Crypto’s ‘Primary Cop,’ Acting Chairman Says

Rostin Behnam points to enforcement actions the agency has already taken.

Acting CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam (left), Fed Chair Jerome Powell and FDIC Chair Jelena McWilliams (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Direxion Files for Short Bitcoin Futures ETF

Investment firms are getting creative after last week’s watershed bitcoin ETF launch.

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Policy

Everyone Wants Crypto Regulations – On Their Terms

The industry is speaking, but lawmakers may not be listening.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk archives)