Nikhilesh De

Managing Editor, Global Policy & Regulation

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.

Latest from Nikhilesh De

Policy

U.S. House Stablecoin Bill Poised to Go Public, Lawmaker Atop Crypto Panel Says

Rep. Bryan Steil told the DC Blockchain Summit that the House's stablecoin bill is seeking to "close the gap" with the Senate's that already moved through committee.

Mar 26, 2025

Policy

SEC’s Crypto Task Force Will Host 4 More Industry Roundtables

The roundtable discussions will include conversations on tokenization, DeFi and crypto custody.

Mar 25, 2025

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on March 21, 2025 (CoinDesk/Nikhilesh De)

Markets

Tokenized Treasuries Hit $5B Milestone as Fidelity Touts RWA Potential for Collateral

Using tokenized assets to satisfy margin requirements could help asset managers improve capital efficiency, said Cynthia Lo Bessette.

Mar 25, 2025

Fidelity Investments sign (Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock)

Policy

Ripple to Get $75M of Court-Ordered Fine Back From SEC, Drops Cross-Appeal

Last August, New York judge Analisa Torres ordered Ripple to pay the regulator a $125 million fine for violating securities laws through institutional sales of XRP.

Mar 25, 2025

Ripple Labs CEO Brad Garlinghouse (Photo by Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunch)

Policy

SEC Drops Investigation into Web3 Gaming Firm Immutable

The Australian crypto company disclosed it had received a Wells notice from the U.S. SEC last November.

Mar 25, 2025

Markets

A $41B Investment Firm Wants to Stick With Just Bitcoin ETFs as Safer Bet

The investment firm and provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) launched three protected bitcoin ETFs earlier this year, but it won’t do the same for Ethereum.

Mar 25, 2025

Calamos Investments CEO John Koudounis (Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Concordia Summit)

Policy

Fidelity Files for Spot Solana ETF on Cboe Exchange

Cboe Exchange, which the ETF would be listed on, submitted a 19b-4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday.

Mar 25, 2025

Fidelity CEO Abigail Johnson (CoinDesk/Shutterstock)

Tech

World Liberty Financial-Labeled Tokens Spark Speculation of Trump-Backed Project's Stablecoin Launch

The World Liberty Financial USD token was deployed on Ethereum and BNB Chain earlier this month, and addresses linked to Wintermute and BitGo interacted with the token.

Mar 24, 2025

Markets

Trump Media Wants to Partner with Crypto.Com for ETP Issuance

DJT stock is up 9% after hours.

Mar 24, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump wants the U.S. to accept the "gift" of negative interest rates. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Policy

Massachusetts Regulator Probes Robinhood Over Prediction Markets Hub: Reuters

Robinhood launched its in-app prediction markets hub last week, allowing users to bet on the outcome of March Madness matchups.

Mar 24, 2025

Robinhood's prediction market allows users to bet on the outcome of college basketball games, like Gonzaga v Houston during the 2025 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament in Wichita, Kansas on March 22, 2025 (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

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