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. 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