Nikhilesh De

Nikhilesh De is CoinDesk's managing editor for global policy and regulation, covering regulators, lawmakers and institutions. He owns < $50 in BTC and < $20 in ETH. He won a Gerald Loeb award in the beat reporting category as part of CoinDesk's blockbuster FTX coverage in 2023, and was named the Association of Cryptocurrency Journalists and Researchers' Journalist of the Year in 2020.

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Policy

Coinbase Leaps Into Supreme Court Case in Defense of User Data Going to IRS

The U.S. crypto exchange filed a brief in a longstanding privacy battle over records the tax agency sought on customers' crypto transactions.

Coinbase appeared again in the U.S. Supreme Court to make a case on arbitration. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Coalition Tells SEC Staking Is 'Essential Good,' Not a Security

Industry entities led by the Crypto Council for Innovation argued in a letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it shouldn't regulate staking.

U.S. SEC headquarters in Washington (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Tech

Inside Movement’s Token-Dump Scandal: Secret Contracts, Shadow Advisers and Hidden Middlemen

Movement, backed by Trump's World Liberty Financial, says it was duped into an agreement that experts say incentivized price manipulation.

Movement Labs co-founders Cooper Scanlon and Rushi Manche (Movement Labs)

Policy

Author of Crypto Bills Now Being Rehashed Predicts 'Wicked Hot Summer' in Congress

Patrick McHenry, the ex-lawmaker who championed last year's crypto legislation, also said he expects a role to be found for Tether in the U.S. stablecoin field.

Rep. Patrick McHenry (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Policy

Tornado Cash Can’t Be Sanctioned Again, Texas Judge Rules

In December, a U.S. appeals court ruled that the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) exceeded its statutory authority in sanctioning Tornado Cash.

Tornado Cash's Roman Storm, second from left, and his legal team – Brian Klein (left), Keri Axel and Kevin Casey – outside court in New York. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Samourai Wallet Prosecutors Are Considering Dropping Charges Under New DOJ Crypto Enforcement Priorities: Filing

The co-founders are each facing up to 25 years in prison for alleged money laundering and unlicensed money transmitting.

Silhouette of two samurai fighting (Getty Images/YS graphic)

Policy

Will Arizona Become the First State to Join Feds in Planning a Bitcoin Reserve?

A new approval from Arizona lawmakers to form a digital assets stockpile must still survive a veto potential from the Democratic governor.

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Finance

A Vanishing $212M Bitcoin Order Caused Chaos for Traders. Is Spoofing Back in Crypto?

Despite increased scrutiny, spoofing remains a challenge in crypto, highlighting the need for better surveillance and stricter regulations.

A curious case of $212 million vanishing bitcoin order. (Getty Images)

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Policy

Bitcoin-Friendly Poilievre Loses Seat as Carney's Liberals Win 2025 Election

Canada's 45th election turned out to be a close one as polls narrowed in the days leading up to the end of the campaign.

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Policy

Previewing the Canadian Election's Crypto Angle

Canada's leading Prime Minister candidates aren't campaigning on crypto policies, but both have discussed the issue in the past.

Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre (Cole Burston/Getty Images, Andrej Ivanov/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)