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

Binance Has No Real Argument for Dismissing SEC Suit, Regulator Says

The SEC pushed back against Binance's motion to dismiss its lawsuit in a new filing.

Nov 8, 2023

SEC Enforcement Director Gurbir Grewal (right) (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. SEC Said to Open Talks with Grayscale on Spot Bitcoin ETF Push

Representatives of the company are answering questions from two divisions of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in the wake of Grayscale's court win over the agency.

Nov 8, 2023

Chair Gary Gensler's U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is said to be in new talks with CEO Michael Sonnenshein's Grayscale Investments over its spot bitcoin ETF application. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

BTC Price Pushes Towards $36K Ahead of 2023's Last Approval Period for Bitcoin ETFs

Analysts at Bloomberg predict that if a spot bitcoin ETF is not approved in this period, there’s still a 90% chance for approval by Jan. 10.

Nov 8, 2023

Chair Gary Gensler's U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is weighing Hashdex's ETF application, which analysts suggest could have a leg up because of its novel approach. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

BIS Researchers Say Stablecoins Are Failing to Live Up to Promise

For stablecoins to be able to be used as a means of exchange they should be able to maintain their value during the day, economists at the Bank for International Settlements said.

Nov 8, 2023

Policy

UK’s Tough Crypto Regulator FCA Won’t Go Easy on Stablecoins, Official Says

The Financial Conduct Authority on Monday published a discussion paper with proposals for a stablecoin regime.

Nov 8, 2023

Matthew Long, director of payments and digital assets at the FCA. (FCA)

Policy

U.S. Consumer Finance Watchdog Wants to Oversee Major Tech, Some Crypto Payments

A proposed rule would let the CFPB supervise nonbank payment providers and transactions between people, including some crypto transactions.

Nov 7, 2023

CFPB office in Washington, D.C. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

How the Crypto Industry Responded to the IRS Proposed Broker Rule

Some people are concerned about privacy. Some about data. And some about…Richard Heart?

Nov 7, 2023

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

Policy

U.S. Banking Watchdog Hsu Says Tokenization Promising, But Crypto Full of Fraud

Michael Hsu, the acting chief of the U.S Office of the Comptroller of the Currency that oversees banks, is excited about the possibilities of tokenization to solve settlement problems.

Nov 7, 2023

Policy

U.S. Federal Reserve's Barr Holds Line on Central Bank Needing Stablecoin Powers

Vice Chairman Michael Barr argued that the Fed needs regulatory and enforcement authority over stablecoin issuers – a point of contention in the debate over legislation.

Nov 7, 2023

Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

What's Next for Sam Bankman-Fried's Legal Case?

The FTX founder still faces potential post-trial motions, sentencing and perhaps another trial.

Nov 7, 2023

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