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

Polygon Labs unveils ‘Open Money Stack’ to power borderless stablecoin payments

The system will bring together various elements of the payment stack, including liquidity, orchestration, and regulatory controls.

Founder of Polygon and CEO Sandeep Nailwal (Polygon Labs)

Policy

Stand With Crypto advocacy group sees nearly 700,000 new members ahead of 2026 election

The organization established by Coinbase to mobilize crypto enthusiasts has built up a 2.6-million-member base across 50 state chapters as U.S. elections loom.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong speaks at a political rally hosted by Stand With Crypto. (screenshot from Coinbase video)

Policy

Trump-linked World Liberty Financial-connected firm applies for federal bank charter

World Liberty Financial is trying to launch the World Liberty Trust Company, a stablecoin-focused national trust bank, it said Wednesday.

Donald Trump (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

News Analysis

This is what's (currently) in the way of U.S. crypto market structure bill harmony

Though consequential Senate committee votes may be coming, the talks over the bill's language haven't yet satisfied fundamental requests from Democrats.

Senators Cynthia Lummis and Tim Scott, and White House crypto adviser Bo Hines (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Policy

Senate Agriculture Committee to follow Banking panel in crypto vote next week: report

The Senate Agriculture Committee has previously released a discussion draft of its market structure legislation.

Senator Tim Scott (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Solana Mobile sets Jan. 21 launch date for SKR token, confirms airdrop

The team said that 20% of the total supply has been set aside for users and developers eligible to receive tokens.

Solana Mobile's second generation phone Seeker (Solana Mobile)

Tech

JPMorgan to issue its JPM deposit token directly on privacy-focused Canton Network

The Kinexys-led move aims to bring regulated digital cash to a privacy-enabled blockchain for real-time, interoperable finance.

JPMorgan Building

Markets

XRP spot trading is now live on Hyperliquid with Flare's FXRP listing

FXRP allows XRP to be traded on Hyperliquid's onchain orderbook and can later be bridged back to the XRP Ledger.

Trading screen

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Policy

DeFi, ethics disputes remain in Senate crypto bill ahead of Jan. 15 vote

The Senate is approaching a potential markup that may advance crypto legislation to a vote, and industry insiders are amassing for a lobbying push this week.

U.S. Congress (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Asset manager Bitwise sees 3 tests for crypto’s 2026 rally

Bitcoin and ether are off to a strong start this year, and Bitwise says the path to new highs hinges on market stability, U.S. legislation and calm equities.

(Yashowardhan Singh/Unsplash)