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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Політика

Rep. Steven Horsford pitches PARITY Act as 'durable floor' for crypto tax at Consensus Miami

The Nevada Democrat told Professor Yesha Yadav that incremental, bipartisan reform is the path forward as Senate negotiations on the CLARITY Act stall.

Rep. Steven Horsford (CoinDesk)

Технології

Jito Labs launches self-custody trading tool as activity heats up on Solana

JTX is the company’s first product built specifically for traders. It allows users to trade tokens on Solana while maintaining self-custody.

Laptop with markets monitor and charts. (Kanchanara/Unsplash)

Фінанси

Coinbase taps Centrifuge as preferred tokenization backbone, takes equity stake

The partnership includes a strategic investment by Coinbase and is focused on expanding tokenized ETFs, credit, and structured products. 

Coinbase (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

Фінанси

Crypto.com’s high-rolling head of marketing to leave after almost six years

Steven Kalifowitz will be moving on from his role as CMO, effective June 30, and will then continue on as advisor to the CEO.

A close-up of the new ad patch. (Crypto.com/76ers)

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Фінанси

Consensus Miami Day 1: Real-time coverage and highlights from on the ground

Consensus Miami 2026 launched on Tuesday. Stay tuned for updates throughout the day.

Consensus Miami 2026 Mainstage

Ринки

Bitcoin absorbed $200 million profit-taking at $80,000 in a bullish sign for BTC

Net realized profits hit a one-month high of $207.56 million Sunday as bitcoin crossed $80,000 for the first time since January, with the price holding above the breakout level into Tuesday despite the heavy sell-side flow.

Styllized bull (Midjourney/Modified by CoinDesk)

Фінанси

Andreessen Horowitz raises $2.2 billion in a new fund, saying crypto fundamentals are at an 'all-time high'

The new fund arrives as firms like Haun Ventures raise $1 billion and VC firms adapt to an AI-driven shift in capital.

Chris Dixon of a16z at Consensus 2024. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Ринки

Bitcoin tests $80,000 as Asia’s bid fades and Hong Kong AI IPOs surge

Western desks are carrying the bitcoin rally alone, with Friday’s jobs report the next test.

Hong Kong's skyline (Chris Lam/CoinDesk)

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Фінанси

Tom Lee says 'crypto spring' started as largest Ethereum treasury buys $238 million in ether

Bitmine's latest ETH purchase comes as Lee cited progress on digital asset regulation CLARITY Act as a key catalyst for crypto markets.

Thomas Lee, chairman of BitMine and CIO of Fundstrat, on the main stage during Consensus Hong Kong 2026 (CoinDesk)

Фінанси

Binance is launching a withdrawal lock to help deter crypto wrench attacks

The lock is meant to protect users from being forced into withdrawing their funds, though it's an internal policy and not a cryptographic lock.

Security forces holding a baton (Adam Bezer/Unsplash)