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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.

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Finance

Power-Hungry AI Fuels Crypto VC's Bet on Tokenized Uranium Startup

Portal Ventures wrote the lead check in Uranium Digital's $1.7 million round.

Dec 12, 2024

Diablo Canyon power plant (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Markets

XRP Rallies 10% as Ripple's Stablecoin Gets Regulatory Approval, CEO Garlinghouse Says

The approval is a necessary step towards the public launch of the RLUSD token, which is currently in test mode on Ethereum and XRP Ledger.

Dec 10, 2024

Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, speaks at Consensus 2024. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

Companies Can Now Offer USDT Services in Abu Dhabi

Tether services can now be offered in the Abu Dhabi Global Market by authorized firms, the company said Tuesday.

Dec 10, 2024

Tether. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Donald Trump: The Crypto President

His July speech at the Bitcoin Conference, in Nashville, was a turning point for crypto, promising an easier path for the industry heading into 2025.

Dec 10, 2024

(Pudgy Penguins)

Policy

Crypto Groups Push Ads, Letters to Oppose Democrat's SEC Commissioner Nomination

The Cedar Innovation Foundation and other crypto organizations are lobbying against the re-nomination of Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw.

Dec 9, 2024

The Cedar Innovation Foundation has launched ads to oppose SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw.

Policy

FSOC's Still Worried About Stablecoins

The group's 2024 report once again highlighted FSOC's longstanding concerns about stablecoins.

Dec 7, 2024

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

Policy

U.S. Regulator Told Banks to Avoid Crypto, Letters Obtained by Coinbase Reveal

Coinbase's Paul Grewal says this is hard evidence proving the industry hasn't been spouting conspiracy theories about being shoved out of U.S. banking.

Dec 6, 2024

FDIC ordered banks to stay away from crypto.

Policy

DYdX Surges 30% as Trump Names David Sacks as 'AI and Crypto Czar'

The "PayPal Mafia" alum will work to ensure the crypto industry has the legal framework and clarity it has been asking for, Trump said in a TruthSocial post.

Dec 6, 2024

David Sacks

Markets

Bitcoin Crashed Below $94K in Sudden Plunge From Record Perch Around $100K

BTC has been red-hot lately, taking out a milestone, but the bottom just fell out.

Dec 5, 2024

A skeleton in freefall

Policy

Circle Claims Bragging Rights of USDC Becoming First Regulated Stablecoin in Canada

Pressure mounts on crypto exchanges operating in the country to comply with tighter rules to list stablecoins by the end of this year.

Dec 5, 2024

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
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