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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Markets

Lack of liquidity is a growing concern in crypto, says Auros' Jason Atkins

Ahead of Consensus Hong Kong, Auros’ Jason Atkins says market depth, not hype, will determine crypto’s next phase.

Jason Atkins, Chief Commercial Officer of Auros, speaks at Consensus 2025 in Hong Kong (CoinDesk)

News Analysis

How tokenized assets could become a $400 billion market in 2026

After stablecoins proved product-market fit, crypto founders and executives say 2026 is when banks and asset managers will push tokenized assets into mainstream markets.

Art installation reminiscent of digital ecosystems

Policy

What comes next: State of Crypto

The crypto market structure bill isn't dead, but it took a blow.

U.S. Congress (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Etherealize co-founders: ETH will hit $15,000 by 2027

Etherealize co-founders Vivek Raman and Danny Ryan believe Ethereum is exiting a regulatory "purgatory" to become the premiere destination for Wall Street.

Etherealize co-founders on Markets Outlook

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Policy

Crypto developer protections don't belong in market structure bill, senators say

Legislative language which would grant some legal protections to crypto software developers, falls under the Senate Judiciary Committee, its leaders said.

Senators Chuck Grassley and Dick Durbin (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Policy

Senate Democrats serious about crypto bill reboot, they said in call with industry

The Democratic contingent in negotiations over U.S. crypto market structure got back into the talks over the bill, though they sought to keep details private.

The U.S. Capitol will see an influx of new members of Congress next year whose campaigns were supported by crypto donations. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

HR services provider Gusto taps Zerohash to speed up global payouts with stablecoins

Payroll and HR platform Gusto is piloting stablecoin payouts powered by Zerohash, aiming to cut cross-border payment times.

Stablecoin networks (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Tom Lee says BitMine's $200 million bet on MrBeast could '10x'

BitMine Chair Tom Lee told investors that the company could generate over $400 million income on its $13 billion worth of ether holdings, primarily via staking.

Tom Lee

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Policy

Tokenization firms reject Coinbase's crypto bill equities claims

While Coinbase said that the crypto market structure bill would essentially ban tokenized securities, companies in that sector say that's not the case.

U.S. Congress (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says company opposed crypto bill to protect consumers

Armstrong told CNBC that his firm pulled support for a sweeping digital assets bill after finding provisions that could have harmed consumers and stifled competition.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong at the White House