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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U.S. Treasury proposes demands that stablecoin firms be set to police bad transactions

The U.S. is pitching new rules for stablecoin issuers to treat them like every other financial firm that must maintain armor against illicit uses.

U.S. Department of the Treasury headquarters in Washington (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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White House study bolsters crypto's stance in stablecoin yield fight against bankers

White House economists said banning rewards wouldn't significantly boost banks' financial health, amplifying the crypto industry view in the Clarity Act debate.

White House (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Quantum threat to Bitcoin is real, but manageable, according to Wall Street broker Bernstein

The broker said advances in quantum computing are accelerating the timeline for crypto risk, but argued Bitcoin faces a multi-year upgrade cycle, not an existential crisis.

Quantum Computing Optics (Ben Wicks/Unsplash)

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Stablecoin issuers get closer to U.S. federal rules with FDIC's new proposal

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. approved a proposed rule to govern the issuers, even as the Senate continues to debate GENIUS Act details.

U.S. FDIC Chairman Travis Hill (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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SEC close to putting out 'reg crypto' for fundraising questions, Chair Atkins says

The Securities and Exchange Commission will address fundraising and startup exemptions in this proposal, Paul Atkins told a crowd Monday.

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Bitcoin drops toward $68,000 as demand weakens and whales sell

Glassnode data shows soft participation, while a negative gamma setup below $68,000 leaves BTC exposed to a faster move toward $60,000.

Bitcoin hero image

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Appeals court blocks New Jersey from shutting down Kalshi's sports markets

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that New Jersey could not bring an enforcement action against Kalshi, finding that the federal Commodity Exchange Act preempted state gambling laws.

CFTC Chairman Michael Selig speaking at Vanderbilt University

Technologie

Bitcoin's $1.3 trillion security race: Key initiatives aimed at quantum-proofing the world's largest blockchain

Developers are considering ways to quantum-proof the world's oldest cryptocurrency as the threat of this computing moves beyond a hypothetical.

Key developer initiatives to make Bitcoin quantum resistant. (Chris Ried/Unsplash)

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Traders are the big winners as 24/7 stocks will finally end the after-hours price 'manipulation'

Round-the-clock markets promise freedom for investors and pressure for intermediaries who traditionally wielded immense power during off-hours

NYSE (By Tobias Deml-Wikimedia Commons)

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Judge continues Nevada ban on Kalshi sports markets

A state judge ruled that Kalshi's prediction markets offering sports bets were "indistinguishable" from gambling, and extended a temporary ban in Nevada.

Kalshi co-founder and CEO Tarek Mansour (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)