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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Policy

U.S. regulator warns prediction markets against cutting corners in event contracts

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission again issued an advisory that signals firms have been straying into cookie-cutter self-certification.

CFTC HQ

Policy

Senate Dems should accept the victory they won on Trump's crypto limits: White House

U.S. Senate Democrats got President Donald Trump to accept potential limits on his lucrative crypto dealings, but they say the Clarity Act's restrictions aren't enough.

Patrick Witt, executive director of the President's Council of Advisors for Digital Assets (Consensus Miami 2026)

Finance

Sam Altman-backed World Network secures $52.5 million in fresh funding to fight online AI deepfakes

The project is moving away from basic network expansion to focus entirely on integrating its biometric screening devices across enterprise software suites.

The worldcoin orb. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Clarity Act expected to miss its window before Congress' summer break, leadership says

The deadline to get the crypto market structure bill done before senators scatter will likely be missed, says Majority Leader Thune, though it may get a start before then.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

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Finance

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev's X account hacked to promote token amid memecoin frenzy

The post, now deleted, touted a token called $VLAD and falsely claimed it would be listed on Robinhood.

Robinhood's Vlad Tenev speaks at Token2049 in Singapore (Token2049)

Finance

Tassat wants to help smaller banks tap the trillion-dollar stablecoin boom before Wall Street locks them out

The former Signet developer aims to launch early next year a marketplace connecting stablecoin issuers with regional lenders to manage reserves.

Tassat CEO Glen Sussman (Tassat)

Tech

Live markets: Bitcoin slides as stocks slump on Iran war expansion, AI spending concern

Chipmaker Intel's revenue beat helped ease sentiment after a bruising session for tech stocks, with bitcoin holding near $65,000.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on Thursday (CoinDesk)

Policy

Senator Lummis: Ethics, other provisions in crypto Clarity Act to be further discussed

Senator Cynthia Lummis, one of the lead negotiators on the bill, told CoinDesk she was "pleased" that the updated bill was ready for release.

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

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Policy

Key Democratic lawmakers say crypto Clarity Act 'falls short' on ethics, other issues

Several of the Democrats most likely to vote for the crypto market structure bill said they had issues with the new draft published by Republicans earlier in the day.

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Policy

New draft of Clarity Act is out, and it would impose limits on Trump's crypto empire

Lawmakers have circulated text of the latest draft that will be pushed toward a Senate finish line, but they're still debating a core government-ethics piece.

President Donald Trump at the White House (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)