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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How ethical hackers with just a $3,000 server found a flaw that could've put $70 billion in crypto at risk

A critical flaw in the Aptos blockchain, which was patched, gave researchers a near-90% success rate at breaking a core security guarantee, with attack costs of just hundreds of dollars.

Liquid network faces security exploit. (Boitumelo/Unsplash)

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Binance says MiCA should be judged by who it licenses, not who it excludes

Europe head Gillian Lynch said Binance met Greece's licensing requirements and that the company remains committed to the EU, despite withdrawing its MiCA application days before the July 1 deadline.

Binance Head of Europe Gillian Lynch. (Binance/Media)

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US Treasury sanctions over 100 ISIS-K crypto addresses that moved over $1.4 million

ISIS-K allegedly used its media wing to solicit donations via Tron, Monero, and Bitcoin, highlighting stablecoin issuers' growing role in sanctions enforcement.

People holding black flag (mhrezaa/Unsplash)

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SBI Crypto to shut down mining pool that holds roughly 2% of Bitcoin's hashrate

Miners must redirect their hashrate before the July 31 cutoff, as the pool will stop accepting contributions after that date.

Data center (Taylor Vick/Unsplash)

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Ondo Finance debuts SEC-aligned tokenized stock model with BlackRock ETF, Micron shares

Broadridge and transfer agent Oasis Pro underpin a new structure that keeps tokenized securities within existing U.S. market rules, based on the SEC's third-party custodial model.

Ondo Finance CEO Ian de Bode (Ondo Finance)

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Ethereum Institutional launch draws support from across the Ethereum ecosystem

Its launch comes as Ethereum's support ecosystem undergoes a broader evolution, following the debut of EthLabs and amid ongoing efforts by the Ethereum Foundation to respond to community criticism over transparency, communication and its role within the ecosystem.

Graphic showing ethereum symbol on a grid with screens. (Ethereum)

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Robinhood rolls out public blockchain as it expands deeper into crypto

Robinhood's product push continues to blur the line between crypto and more traditional finance.

Johann Kerbrat Senior Vice President and General Manager, Crypto and International Robinhood. (CoinDesk)

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Cantor says bitcoin bear market may be entering final stretch

The bank said in a note bitcoin's cycle points to a market bottom in the coming months, urging investors to focus on networks with durable value accrual.

Computer monitors and a laptop screen show trading charts on a desk overlooking an expanse of water at sunset. (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

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Ethereum gets a new nonprofit focused on institutional adoption

The launch comes as the Ethereum Foundation narrows its focus to stewarding the core protocol, with independent organizations like EthLabs emerging to take on ecosystem functions such as research & development.

Graphic showing ethereum symbol on a grid with screens. (Ethereum)

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U.S. senators seek to block foreign adversaries from AI technology in new bill

Senators Tim Scott and Bill Hagerty, who managed to push the crypto GENIUS Act into law, introduced the bill to give the government powers to defend U.S. AI.

U.S. Capitol Building (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)