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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Finance

Here is why Wall Street is racing to tokenize the entire stock market

Tokenization has been the narrative of 2026. Executing on that narrative is trickier, but proponents say the benefits are massive if they pull it off.

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Policy

Clarity Act clears U.S. Senate committee, on its way to a final test in Congress

After a bipartisan approval in the Senate Banking Committee, the crypto market structure bill now advances to a final overhaul aimed at Senate and House passage.

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (Bonnie Cash/Getty Images)

Policy

U.S. senators lament failure to win bipartisan support, yet, on crypto Clarity Act

In the hearing to advance the market structure bill to its next stage, lawmakers from both parties granted lengthy talks hadn't yet found needed common ground.

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (Getty Images)

Policy

LIVE: Senate Banking Committee advances Clarity Act to full Senate floor

The Senate Banking Committee debated amendments before ultimately voting on the market structure legislation on Thursday.

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Finance

BlackRock, Janus Henderson tokenized funds get instant redemptions with new $1 billion facility

A new credit facility by Grove aims to allow instant redemptions into stablecoins from BlackRock's BUIDL and Janus Henderson's money market funds, reducing settlement time from days to instantaneous.

Digitally altered photo of a dollar bill (Ryan Quintal/Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk)

Tech

The Protocol: Solana’s ‘Alpenglow’ upgrade is live for testing

Also: LayerZero apology, Ronin layer-2 transition and ‘Clear Signing’

Digital screens, business & work. (Joshua Aragon/Pixabay)

Finance

Telecom giant KDDI to acquire 14.9% stake in Coincheck Group in $65 million deal

The companies signed a business alliance for revenue sharing, referral fees and customer referrals to expand crypto access in Japan.

Business, Finance. (Jakub Żerdzicki/Unsplash)

Policy

Clarity Act amendments would remake key parts of crypto bill but have doubtful future

The U.S. crypto market structure bill is being targeted with dozens of amendments aiming to change or add to the text as its Senate hearing approaches.

Senator Elizabeth Warren (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Finance

JPMorgan files to launch new tokenized fund as Wall Street tokenization race heats up

The global banking giant is expanding its tokenized money market lineup, following BlackRock's similar move just a few days ago.

Kara Kennedy, global head of Market Development,

Tech

The Ethereum Foundation unveils new 'Clear Signing' standard to stop users from approving malicious crypto transactions

The move comes after billions in losses from phishing attacks and wallet drains, with Ethereum pushing to make transaction approvals safer and easier to understand.

Graphic showing ethereum symbol on a grid with screens.