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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Crypto investment firm Keyrock is acquiring bankrupt lender Blockfills

The Brussels-based digital asset services firm plans to purchase BlockFills months after the Chicago-based company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, if a court approves.

Keyrock CEO and co-founder Kevin de Patoul (Keyrock)

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Crypto funds suffer second-largest outflows of 2026 while XRP and HYPE attract inflows

Investors pulled $1.67 billion from digital asset investment products last week, with bitcoin funds posting their largest weekly outflow of the year, according to a recent report from CoinShares.

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It's not 2022 anymore: What Strategy's first bitcoin sale can (and can't) tell us about this one

Michael Saylor's Strategy has evolved into a far more complex bitcoin-finance machine since it last sold BTC three and half years ago.

Bitcoin Logo

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Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin is rethinking how DeFi handles market crashes

In a research post published Monday, Buterin proposed creating index-tracking assets using options contracts rather than the debt-based structures that underpin much of DeFi today.

Vitalik Buterin speaking at ETHDenver in February 2022

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How the House Financial Services Committee is taking on tokenization: State of Crypto

Rep. French Hill, head of the House Financial Services Committee, weighed in on outstanding policy issues in an interview with CoinDesk last month.

Rep. French Hill (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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How Stellar became part of DTCC's tokenization push for Wall Street securities onchain

Wall Street's clearing giant chose a public blockchain with compliance tools built for regulated assets, Stellar Development Foundation CEO Denelle Dixon said.

Denelle Dixon, CEO and Executive Director of the Stellar Development Foundation (Stellar)

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‘The banks will not accept it’: Dimon escalates battle over stablecoin rewards in CLARITY Act debate

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon criticized Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and warned the current CLARITY Act framework could ultimately fail, as banks and crypto firms clash over whether stablecoin issuers should be allowed to offer yield-bearing rewards that resemble bank deposits.

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U.S. regulator says 24/7 trading is great for crypto, may not be fit for other sectors

As the CFTC issued landmark approvals for crypto perpetual futures contracts, it explained in a related advisory that round-the-clock activity isn't right for all.

CFTC HQ

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U.S. CFTC opens crypto 'perp' door with first approvals at Kalshi, Coinbase

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has now established a stance on how regulated U.S. firms can engage in crypto perpetual futures contracts.

CFTC Chairman Mike Selig (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Why the Ethereum Foundation is suddenly again at the center of crypto’s culture war

In this week's edition of The Protocol Newsletter, we're diving deep into the institution that has been the main steward for the Ethereum blockchain, and why its been back in the spotlight.

Graphic showing ethereum symbol on a grid with screens.