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

Flutterwave, Africa's $31B Payment Provider, Taps Polygon for Cross-Border Payments

The deal will roll out faster, low-cost payments for global firms such as Uber in more than 30 countries in Africa.

Globe showing Africa (James Wiseman/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Chainlink Drops, Then Bounces 4% as FOMC Volatility Drives Crypto Market

The oracle network token overcame selling pressure earlier Wednesday, but the technical picture remains mixed.

Chainlink (LINK) price today (CoinDesk)

Markets

Consensys Plans Public Debut, Taps JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs to Lead IPO: Axios

The MetaMask maker’s public debut could be the biggest Ethereum-native listing yet, amid a wave of crypto firms hitting U.S. markets.

Joe Lubin speaking at Consensus 2024 by CoinDesk. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk/Suzanne Cordiero)

Finance

Mastercard Eyes Zero Hash Acquisition for Nearly $2B Bet on Stablecoins: Report

The global payments firm previously held talks to acquire crypto payment infrastructure startup BNVK, according to reports.

Zero Hash Founder on Expanding to DeFi and NFTs After Raising $35M

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Markets

Analysts Expect Strong Q3 for Coinbase But Disagree Sharply on Its Future

Barclays, JP Morgan and Compass Point see gains in USDC and trading, but clash over Base, Deribit and profit margins.

Coinbase app on a mobile phone screen (appshunter.io/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

SUI Slides 3.4% as $2.60 Support Snaps on 180% Volume Surge

Volume spiked 180% over average as nearly 2.7M tokens traded in a single minute.

(CoinDesk Analytics)

Markets

Blockchain-Based Polymarket Eyes U.S. Comeback by November: BBG

Polymarket previously announced it would launch a token and had acquired a CFTC-registered entity.

(istrfry/Unsplash)

Tech

Ethereum’s Fusaka Upgrade Completes Final Hoodi Test Ahead of Mainnet Launch

With all three tests done, developers will finalize the date that Fusaka will go live on mainnet, tentatively aiming for December 3.

The forthcoming Ethereum upgrade, Fusaka, is partly named after Osaka, a city in Japan (Wikipedia)

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Policy

Heather 'Razzlekhan' Morgan's Release From Prison Wasn't Us, White House Says

Despite her social-media suggestions that President Donald Trump let the rapper out earlier from her Bitfinex hack sentence, an official said that's not the case.

Heather "Razzlekhan" Morgan has dropped another music video before she reports to her 18-month prison sentence in the Bitfinex hack. (Screen shot from "Razzlekhan vs. The United States")

Markets

ICP Hovers Around $3.20 Resistance With 115% Volume Surge

Internet Computer gained 1.6% and rose to $3.22 as institutional volume spiked, confirming bullish breakout above the key $3.20 level.

ICP-USD, Oct. 28 2025 (CoinDesk)