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

Fireblocks Acquires Dynamic to Expand On-Chain Developer Stack

The deal unites Fireblocks’ institutional custody infrastructure with Dynamic’s consumer wallet and onboarding tech to create an end-to-end onchain platform, it said.

Left to right: Fireblocks co-founders Pavel Berengoltz, Michael Shaulov and Idan Ofrat. (Fireblocks)

Markets

Canaan’s Turnaround Gains Steam as Benchmark Doubles Price Target to $4

With Nasdaq compliance restored and momentum building in its Avalon mining rigs and self-mining operations, the broker sees renewed upside for Canaan’s shares.

Racks of mining machines.

Finance

Plasma Obtains VASP License, Opens Amsterdam Office to Expand Stablecoin Payments in EU

The firm behind the fast-growing stablecoin blockchain also plans to obtain MiCA and EMI licenses as part of its expansion in Europe.

Plasma (Ramon Salinero/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Market Maker B2C2 Launches PENNY to Enable Instant, Zero-Fee Stablecoin Swaps

The institutional liquidity provider’s new platform says it will let users exchange stablecoins like USDT and USDC across multiple blockchains without fees.

DeFi networks are global. (NASA/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Finance

Crypto Exchange Kraken Is Taking Staff on Caribbean Island Retreat in January: Sources

Kraken has also handed all its employees a special one-off bonus, according to the sources.

The Caribbean island of Dominica is issuing a new digital token that will be airdropped to users of the Huobi exchange.

Policy

U.S. Senate Democrats Assure Crypto CEOs They're Still Willing to Move Legislation

Several top crypto executives met with senators to hash out next steps on moving forward with the bill that would regulate U.S. crypto markets.

Chainlink CEO and co-founder Sergey Nazarov

Policy

Government Shutdown Threatens Crypto's Big Picture as It Stretches to Second-Longest

The closure of the federal government isn't yet making a significant dent in the digital assets sector's interactions, but it's doing damage to long-term goals.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Tech

Google Claims Quantum Breakthrough to Reignite Bitcoin Ramifications Debate

Google said it achieved a "quantum advantage," with its Willow chip completing a calculation that would take classical supercomputers thousands of times longer.

Quantum Computing Optics (Ben Wicks/Unsplash)

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Markets

T. Rowe Price Files to Launch Active Crypto ETF in Strategic Pivot

The $1.8T mutual fund giant is seeking SEC approval for its first crypto ETF, marking a bold move into digital assets.

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Policy

UK Regulator Sues Crypto Exchange HTX for Unlawful Promotion of Digital Assets

The financial watchdog previously issued warnings going back to 2023 about the exchange, which has links to Tron founder Justin Sun.

UK FCA building (FCA, modified by CoinDesk)