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

Ostium Raises $20M Series A Led by General Catalyst, Jump Crypto to Put TradFi Perps Onchain

Built on Arbitrum, the perpetuals protocol has processed $25 billion in trading volume by offering self-custodial bets on gold, FX and other real-world markets.

(sergeitokmakov/Pixabay/Modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. Crypto Education Group, American Innovation Project, Gets First Director

The Blockchain Association's COO, Allie Page, is leaving to be the inaugural director of AIP, which is focused on educational events for decision makers.

Allie Page (American Innovation Project)

Markets

IBIT Among Most-Traded ETFs as Bitcoin Surges; Mining Stocks Sink

A 6% rally in bitcoin helped push IBIT ahead of major funds like VOO, but crypto miners including IREN and CIFR posted steep losses.

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Markets

Bitcoin Dipped Below 'Fair Value' for First Time in 2 Years, History Says 132% Gains Next 12 Months

Network reset complete: leverage flushed, LTHs accumulating and price back above fair value.

BTC vs Metcalfe Value (Timothy Peterson,

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Policy

U.S. FDIC Chief Says First GENIUS Act Regulations Heading for Proposal This Month

FDIC Acting Chairman Travis Hill is set to testify at a House hearing that his agency is ready to propose a stablecoin application rule before the month is out.

Incoming FDIC chairman Travis Hill

Finance

Bitnomial Prepares to Debut First CFTC-Regulated Spot Crypto Market

The move marks the first time spot crypto assets can trade on a federally regulated commodities venue, signaling the CFTC’s accelerating push to oversee retail digital-asset markets.

CFTC Acting Chairman Caroline Pham speaks at SEC (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. House Lawmakers Detail Grievances Over Government's 'Choke Point 2.0'

French Hill, the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued a report outlining what went on at several U.S. crypto regulators in past years.

French HIll, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

State of Crypto: Kalshi and Prediction Markets Face a Setback

The court cases will continue for the moment.

Kalshi will have a prediction contract weighed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Markets

Why Gold Is Winning Over Bitcoin in 2025: Liquidity, Trade, and Trust

Despite ETF hype, central banks and asset allocators continue to choose gold over crypto for reserve and trade purposes.

Stacked gold bars (Scottsdale Mint/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

New UAE Sweeping Banking Decree Looks to Cement Country’s Global Crypto Position

UAE’s new financial law brings crypto and blockchain into traditional finance and under Central Bank’s supervision.

Photo by David Rodrigo on Unsplash