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

Donut Labs Raises $15M Seed Funding to Build AI-Powered Crypto Trading Browser

Donut Labs has now raised $22 million across a pre-seed and seed funding round in the last six months.

16:9 Donuts (congerdesign/Pixabay)

Markets

Strategy’s Bitcoin Engine Hits New Phase With S&P Ratings Nod, Canaccord Says

The broker said the company's full-cap bitcoin strategy is maturing, as preferred equity drives accretion and a new S&P credit rating expands its investor base.

Michael Saylor, Executive Chairman of Strategy (MSTR)

News Analysis

Sam Bankman-Fried's Last Chance? Appeals Court to Hear Arguments on FTX Founder's Retrial Motion Next Week

The FTX founder is looking for a fresh trial on his fraud and conspiracy charges. He's got an uphill battle.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

News Analysis

November Could Be the New October for U.S. Crypto ETFs After Shutdown Delays SEC Decisions

After October’s delays caused by the U.S. government shutdown, ETF issuers are finding new ways to bring spot crypto funds to market.

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Policy

State of Crypto: The Government Shutdown Nears a Record

The ongoing U.S. government shutdown may become the longest in history, with reverberating effects on crypto legislation.

U.S. Congress (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Bank Custodia Suffers Another Court Rejection in Fed Master Account Pursuit

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Custodia nine months after hearing arguments in the company's effort to secure a Federal Reserve master account.

Caitlin Long, Founder and CEO, Custodia Bank and Michael Casey, Chief Content Officer, CoinDesk (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Markets

AAVE Drops 8% Amid Crypto Weakness Despite RWA DeFi Momentum

The lending protocol's token showed weakness as technical support crumbled, plunging below $210.

AAVE Drops 8% Below Key Support Amid Institutional Selling and Bearish Momentum

Markets

Bitcoin Could Tumble Back to $88K: Glassnode

The analytics firm warns that Bitcoin’s failure to reclaim the $113K cost basis may lead to a far deeper retracement amid long-term holder selling and fragile sentiment.

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Tech

Ethereum Developers Lock In Fusaka Upgrade for Dec. 3 With PeerDAS Rollout

The move kicks off the countdown to Ethereum’s second hard fork of 2025.

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Finance

OpenAI Eyes Massive $1T IPO as Early as 2026: Reuters

AI has become the bellwether for the general technology sector, which often correlates with the cryptocurrency market.

Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO (TechCrunch/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)