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

State of Crypto: Market Structure Negotiations?

A proposed regulatory framework for DeFi has the industry up in arms.

Senator Tim Scott (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Biggest Crypto Liquidation Ever Sees $16B Longs Decimated Amid Market Chaos

Trump’s 100% tariff warning on China ignited a global sell-off that wiped out $16 billion in leveraged crypto longs and pushed Ethena’s USDe to a rare sub-$1 print.

A bear roars

Markets

Bitcoin’s Flash Crash Sees $7B Crypto Liquidation as Trump Ramps Up China Trade War

BTC tumbled 10% on Friday, while ETH, SOL and XRP crashed 15%-30% in a crypto flash crash as trade tensions escalate between the U.S. and China.

Bear roaring

Markets

Ether's 7% Plunge Leads Crypto Liquidations in $600M Carnage

ETH declined the most among the CoinDesk 20 Index, falling twice as far as bitcoin.

Ether (ETH) price today (CoinDesk Data)

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Policy

Senate Democrats' Leaked Crypto Position Would Strangle DeFi, Industry Insiders Say

Language said to be a Democratic proposal on handling decentralized finance in the crypto market structure effort is drawing heavy criticism.

U.S. Congress (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

'Bitcoin Jesus' to Settle U.S. Tax, Fraud Charges: NYT

Roger Ver is reportedly close to a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over criminal fraud and tax charges filed last year.

Roger Ver 1

Markets

Filecoin Drops as Much as 7% as Selling Pressure Intensifies

The token has established support at $2.23 with resistance at the $2.41 level.

FIL Price Plummets 7% Amid Explosive Selling and High Volume Liquidation

Markets

AAVE Plunges Below Key Support Levels Amid Broader Crypto Weakness

High-volume selling drove the DeFi bluechip token below critical technical thresholds.

AAVE price today (Coindesk Data)

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Markets

Chainlink's LINK Tumbles 4% as Selling Pressure Mounts

Chainlink's native token faced heightened volatility as trading volumes surged during a critical technical breakdown.

"Chainlink (LINK) Drops 2% Amidst Surge in Institutional Selling and Increased Volatility"

Finance

Block Street Raises $11.5M to Build ‘Execution Layer for On-Chain Stocks’

The funding round was led by Hack VC, with backing from Generative Venture, DWF Labs and others including executives from firms like Jane Street and Point72.

Seed Funding Investment coins in a jar (Towfiqu barbhuiya/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)