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

Inside Pump.fun's Plan to Dominate Solana DeFi Trading

Solana's most profitable protocol Pump.fun is gunning for an even greater share of the chain's DeFi economy.

Pump.fun's swap tool (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Will 'Expand Dominance of U.S. Dollar,' Trump Says

The U.S. president did not announce any new executive actions on Thursday.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Digital Asset Summit in New York City. (Nikhilesh De)

Policy

As Congress Talks Up Its Earth-Shaking Crypto Bill, Regulators Are Already at Work

While the Securities and Exchange Commission prepares for a crypto roundtable, policy moves at the agencies are getting more done than higher-profile rhetoric.

SEC Acting Chairman Mark Uyeda

Markets

XRP Zooms 10% as Garlinghouse Says SEC Is Dropping Case Against Ripple

Earlier reports said that the long-standing legal battle between Ripple and the agency is nearing its end.

Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of Ripple Labs (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Digital Chamber Gets New Chief as Crypto Lobbyists Embrace Friendlier Washington

The Digital Chamber's founder and longtime CEO, Perianne Boring, is stepping into a board chairman role as Cody Carbone takes over the leadership.

Cody Carbone and Perianne Boring

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)