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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Tech

MetaMask launches AI agent wallet with built-in security for crypto trades

The launch comes as AI agents increasingly emerge as participants in crypto markets, executing trades and managing capital on behalf of users.

ConsenSys founder Joseph Lubin

Policy

A quick review of the Ways and Means tax bills: State of Crypto

The House Ways and Means Committee is gearing up for its big tax push.

U.S. Capitol, the seat of Congress in Washington (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Michael Saylor revives bitcoin-buy speculation as scrutiny over Strategy grows

The firm's executive chairman posted a familiar chart with Strategy's previous BTC purchases writing "a good time to add more dots."

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Markets

Bitcoin near $60,000 today vs February: Institutional sentiment has flipped

Bitcoin’s return to $60,000 is drawing heavy ETF outflows, marking a sharp reversal from February when institutional selling eased into the dip.

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Markets

Bitcoin's slide has no single cause. AI, tech IPOs, quantum, Strategy sale all play a role, NYDIG says

Not one, but several overlapping headwinds are hitting the crypto market at once, weighing on bitcoin's price, the firm's head of research Greg Cipolaro said.

Freefall (Cash Macanaya/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin, ether eye worst weekly rout since FTX collapse as cryptos shed $390 billion

A week that began with Strategy's bitcoin sale ended with one of the largest crypto market drawdowns in years.


Finance

BlackRock-backed tokenization firm Securitize clears key hurdle to go public on NYSE

The tokenization specialist behind BlackRock's BUIDL fund could begin trading on the NYSE as SEC approves merger registration.

Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo (Securitize)

Policy

U.S. House tax committee weighs crypto bills, including relief for small transactions

Seven draft bills are being circulated by the House Ways and Means Committee ahead of a hearing next week, including proposals to ease small-gain, mining and staking burdens.

The IRS has issued guidance on how it intends to tax crypto staking rewards. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Policy

Crypto Clarity Act in spotlight for bad-actor provisions as Senate process grinds forward

The industry has been trying to make a case this week the Clarity Act provides law enforcement strong tools to combat illicit finance involving cryptocurrency.

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

OCC chief says Democrats applying sole political pressure in World Liberty charter choice

The regulator rejected claims he's doing President Trump's bidding during a congressional hearing that also addressed the GENIUS Act stablecoin push.

Jonathan Gould (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)