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

Nomura study says 65% of institutional investors see crypto as a vital portfolio diversifier

A new survey from Nomura and Laser Digital shows improving sentiment among institutional investors, as regulatory clarity and new products drive deeper engagement with digital assets.

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Tech

Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin warns of the dangers of AI being controlled by a few big tech firms

In an interview with CoinDesk, the Ethereum co-founder spoke also about Ethereum’s evolution through MetaMask, stablecoins and tokenization, while downplaying quantum computing as a long-term, manageable issue.

Sharplink CEO Joseph Chalom and Consensys CEO Joe Lubin speaking at Consensus Hong Kong 2026 (CoinDesk)

Tech

Sam Altman’s World project launches major upgrade to fight deepfakes and bots

The project is also expanding its partnerships with Tinder, Zoom and Docusign.

Worldcoin co-founders Alex Blania and Sam Altman (Marc Olivier/Worldcoin)

Finance

Kraken's parent company Payward to acquire derivatives exchange Bitnomial for $550 million in cash and stock

The deal gives Payward control of a fully licensed U.S. crypto derivatives stack, accelerating its expansion in regulated markets.

Kraken Co-CEO Arjun Sethi at the Securities and Exchange Commission (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Policy

U.S. CFTC's Selig says AI has helped make up for staffing cuts at key crypto watchdog

Chairman Mike Selig faces explosive new market duties with crypto and prediction markets, where he said "numerous investigations" have begun.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Mike Selig (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Solana Policy Institute-backed PAC spends millions to jam Sherrod Brown's Senate run

The Sentinel Action Fund is supporting Republican John Husted in that race, with funding from the Solana network's advocacy group and Multicoin Capital.

Former Senator Sherrid Brown of Ohio (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

Finance

Justin Sun blasts Trump-linked WLFI's 'absurd' governance vote, escalating feud

The Tron founder claimed that dissenters would face token lockups and exclusion from voting, while the project said the proposal aims to align all participants for the long-run.

Justin Sun of TRON and Zak Folkman of World Liberty Financial speaks at Consensus Hong Kong 2025 by CoinDesk (CoinDesk/Personae Digital)

Policy

Crypto's new $11 million PAC booked millions in ads with firm started by Tether US CEO

While Tether has been closely associated with the emerging political action committee, the opening funding came from Cantor Fitzgerald and Anchorage Digital.

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Finance

Goldman Sachs files for bitcoin income ETF in crypto push

The bank is moving deeper into crypto with a bitcoin ETF that generates income by selling options on bitcoin-linked funds, following BlackRock’s push into similar yield-focused products.

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Policy

U.S. lawmakers take another swing at crypto tax policy with revised bill

A bill would amend how the IRS would approach crypto taxes.

U.S. Capitol, the seat of Congress in Washington (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)