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

FSOC's Still Worried About Stablecoins

The group's 2024 report once again highlighted FSOC's longstanding concerns about stablecoins.

U.S. Treasury Department (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. Regulator Told Banks to Avoid Crypto, Letters Obtained by Coinbase Reveal

Coinbase's Paul Grewal says this is hard evidence proving the industry hasn't been spouting conspiracy theories about being shoved out of U.S. banking.

FDIC ordered banks to stay away from crypto.

Policy

DYdX Surges 30% as Trump Names David Sacks as 'AI and Crypto Czar'

The "PayPal Mafia" alum will work to ensure the crypto industry has the legal framework and clarity it has been asking for, Trump said in a TruthSocial post.

David Sacks

Markets

Bitcoin Crashed Below $94K in Sudden Plunge From Record Perch Around $100K

BTC has been red-hot lately, taking out a milestone, but the bottom just fell out.

A skeleton in freefall

Policy

Circle Claims Bragging Rights of USDC Becoming First Regulated Stablecoin in Canada

Pressure mounts on crypto exchanges operating in the country to comply with tighter rules to list stablecoins by the end of this year.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Ether Rises 8% Amid Slumping Bitcoin Dominance

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said bitcoin is competing against gold, not the U.S. dollar, in an appearance on Wednesday.

ETH keeps rising. Credit: TradingView

Policy

Trump Names Former SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins as His Pick for Chair of the Agency

President-elect Donald Trump announced he would nominate Paul Atkins, a former SEC commissioner and current CEO of Patomak Global Partners, to run the SEC.

Paul Atkins and Christopher Cox

Policy

U.S. Treasury Sanctions 5 People, 4 Entities Tied to Russian Money Laundering Group

One of the entities which helped Russian oligarchs evade U.S. sanctions is registered in Sheridan, Wyoming.

Russian Cybercrime

Policy

Congress' Most Prolific Crypto Trader Is a Georgia Trucking Operator

Representative Mike Collins has been dabbling in memecoin Ski Mask Dog, buying some this week and revealing that the memecoin draw extends even to Congress.

Representative Mike Collins, a Georgia Republican, is a frequent crypto trader.

Policy

Alex Mashinsky, Founder and Former CEO of Celsius, Pleads Guilty to Fraud

Mashinsky repeatedly lied to investors about whether the platform was making uncollateralized loans.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk archives)