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

New White House Crypto Adviser Patrick Witt Calls Market Structure Bill Top Priority

The executive director of the President's Council of Advisers on Digital Assets told CoinDesk it's "pedal to the metal" time on legislation and the bitcoin reserve.

Patrick Witt, executive director of the President's Council of Advisers on Digital Assets

Tech

Ledger CTO Warns of NPM Supply-Chain Attack Hitting 1B+ Downloads

According to Guillemet, the malicious code — already pushed into packages with over 1 billion downloads — is designed to silently swap crypto wallet addresses in transactions. That means unsuspecting users could send funds directly to the attacker without realizing it.

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Web3

Upbit Parent Files ‘GIWA’ Trademarks Amid Rumors of New Blockchain Launch

A website tied to the name of the project is live, featuring a countdown suggesting an announcement could be made within the next few hours.

Filing cabinet in an office (Maksym Kaharlytskyi/Unsplash)

Markets

Circle's USDC Market Share 'On a Tear,' Says Wall Street Broker Bernstein

USDC supply has surged to $72.5 billion, 25% ahead of Bernstein’s 2025 estimates.

Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Circle Speaks at Hong Kong Fintech Week in 2024 (HK Fintech Week)

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Finance

MegaETH Unveils Native Stablecoin with Ethena, Aiming to Keep Blockchain Fees Low

The yield earned on the reserve assets would cover the blockchain's sequencer fees, helping keeping the transaction costs low, MegaEth said.

(MegaLabs)

Markets

Bakkt Reboots With Fresh Strategy; Initiate at Buy with $13 Price Target: Benchmark

Under the firm's new CEO Akshay Naheta, Bakkt has shed its custody arm and is selling off its legacy loyalty business, the report said.

XRP looks north. (StockSnap/Pixabay)

Finance

Tetra Digital Raises $10M to Create a Regulated Canadian Dollar Stablecoin

The firm is targeting an early 2026 launch, backed by investors such as Shopify, Wealthsimple and National Bank.

(Sebastiaan Stam/Unsplash)

Policy

Nasdaq Seeks Nod From U.S. SEC to Tokenize Stocks

The leading U.S. exchange for technology giants is moving toward blockchain-based listing and trading of stocks, filing a request with the SEC to pursue it.

Nasdaq. (CoinDesk Archives)

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Policy

Chainlink Co-Founder Sees Tokenization as Rising Future After Meeting SEC's Atkins

Sergey Nazarov met with SEC Chairman Paul Atkins and told CoinDesk he's impressed by how serious Atkins is about moving quickly on tokenization.

Chainlink CEO and co-founder Sergey Nazarov

Markets

Stablecoin Retail Transfers Break Records in 2025, Hit $5.8B in August

Retail transfers under $250 are at all-time highs, with BSC and Ethereum mainnet gaining ground as Tron falls, according to a fresh report by CEX.io.

Stabelcoin transfers under $250 dollar (Visa/Allium)