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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Politika

Crypto Backers for Trump's Ballroom Project Remain Largely in Shadows During Fallout

Donald Trump's demolition of the White House's East Wing for a new ballroom was partly backed by high-profile crypto folks who aren't keen on talking about it.

White House East Wing demolition for President Donald Trump's ballroom project (Getty Images)

Piyasalar

Figment Scales Coinbase Prime Staking as 2 ETFs With Yield Launch This Week

Institutions can now stake Solana, Avalanche, and other PoS assets in custody via Coinbase Prime, just as ETF-driven staking demand ramps up.

Figment co-founder and CEO Lorien Gabel at Consensus in Toronto. (CoinDesk)

Piyasalar

NYSE, Nasdaq List Solana, Hedera, Litecoin Spot Crypto ETFs for Trading This Week

NYSE and Nasdaq move ahead with listings for four new spot crypto ETFs as SEC staff process approvals despite the government shutdown.

New York Stock Exchange, NYSE (Shutterstock)

Finans

Wall Street Bank Citi, Coinbase Partner to Expand Digital Asset Payments

The bank is working with Coinbase to streamline digital asset payments for institutional clients.

Citibank (TungCheung/Shutterstock)

Reklam

Piyasalar

Chainlink's LINK Gains as Whales Accumulate $188M After October Crypto Crash

Large tokens holders withdrew nearly 10 million tokens from Binance, one onchain analyst noted, signaling steady investor demand.

Chainlink Breaks $18.70 Resistance with 2.85% Gain Amid Volume Caution

Piyasalar

ICP Faces Downward Pressure but Traders Eye Relief Bounce Near $3.15

Internet Computer slid to $3.19 after breaking support, but buyers see short-term rebound potential near $3.15.

ICP-USD, Oct. 27 2025 (CoinDesk)

Piyasalar

BONK Battles Back After Breaking Support; Traders Eye $0.000015 Rebound

BONK slipped below the key $0.000015 support but traders anticipate a near-term bounce as volume surges.

BONK-USD, Oct. 27 2025 (CoinDesk)

Finans

South Korean Crypto Exchanges See 1,400x Jump in Flows Linked to Sanctioned Cambodian Entities

Bithumb led with 12.4 billion won, followed by Upbit with 366 million won. Smaller amounts moved through Coinone and Korbit, while Gopax reported no activity.

(Thoeun Ratana/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Reklam

Piyasalar

Eric Trump's American Bitcoin and Michael Saylor's Strategy Add to Bitcoin Holdings

American Bitcoin acquired 1,414 BTC while Strategy added 390 coins.

Bitcoin treasuries (CoinDesk)

Finans

Bitcoin Lender Ledn Hits $1B in Loan Origination This Year as BTC Credit Market Picks Up

The crypto lender also crossed $100 million in annual recurring revenue, the firm reported.

Ledn's co-founders, Adam Reeds (left) and Mauricio Di Bartolomeo