Nikhilesh De

Articles by Nikhilesh De

CFTC orders Kalshi to continue offering prediction markets in New York after state lawsuit - coindesk.com

Business August 13, 2026

"New York intends to make event contract derivatives waste away under its iron curtain of state gaming laws before the courts get the chance to issue final rulings," he said. "These are financial excοΏ½...

Running out of time on Clarity: State of Crypto

Crypto April 27, 2026

The crypto market structure bill has not made much public movement in a month. While making a prognosis on the bill is difficult, it's not hard to see that the clock for passage is running out. YourοΏ½...

CFTC Chair Mike Selig argues for agency's 'exclusive regulatory authority' in prediction markets fight: State of Crypto

Crypto April 14, 2026

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Mike Selig told CoinDesk that the agency will continue to defend its "exclusive regulatory authority" to oversee prediction markets in court. "It doesn'tοΏ½...

Hong Kong continues to support local digital asset community growth, chief executive says

Crypto February 12, 2026

HONG KONG Hong Kong is a growing locale for Web3 and crypto innovation, its chief executive said on Wednesday. John KC Lee, the chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, openedοΏ½...

Hong Kong working to allow perpetual contracts, chief regulator says

Crypto February 12, 2026

HONG KONG Financial regulators in Hong Kong are going to unveil a framework for trading platforms to offer perpetual contracts, the head of the region's Securities and Futures Commission said WednesdοΏ½...

Hints of progress: State of Crypto

Crypto February 2, 2026

Despite the rocky start crypto policymaking got off to this year, at the moment it does look like U.S. policymakers are making progress on the legislative and regulatory fronts. The White House is kiοΏ½...

Days of our market structure bills: State of Crypto

Crypto January 25, 2026

There will come a time when this newsletter is not about crypto market structure legislation. But this is not that time. Youre reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter looking at the intersectοΏ½...

State of Crypto: Year in review

Crypto December 28, 2025

A lot happened in policy tied to crypto this year. Congress passed and the president signed the first major piece of crypto legislation in U.S. history this year. Federal regulators have dramaticallyοΏ½...

State of Crypto: Trying to figure out the market structure bill's prognosis

Crypto December 21, 2025

There were no markup hearings this past week on market structure legislation. Lawmakers are still holding their firm positions close to the vest. The question is changing from "will we get a market sοΏ½...

Most Influential 2025's Honorable Mentions

Crypto December 20, 2025

The cryptocurrency industry is ever-growing and ever-changing, and it's difficult to summarize the year's zeitgeist with 50 names alone. To wrap up CoinDesk's Most Influential 2025 series, we're givοΏ½...