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

Crypto crowd could still walk away from U.S. market structure bill if DeFi needs unmet

There are red-line demands from decentralized finance — and backed by the rest of crypto — that remain unknowns as senators finish the draft they'll vote on.

The U.S. Capitol.

Policy

Trump says he won't rescue Sam Bankman-Fried with pardon

The president told the New York Times he won't pardon ex-FTX CEO SBF, nor will he be granting help to Sean Combs or Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Bitnomial wins U.S. regulator's nod on prediction markets push, joins growing crowd

U.S. derivatives platform and clearinghouse is focusing on prediction contracts targeted at digital assets movements and economic indicators.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bank of America upgrades Coinbase to 'buy' as exchange moves beyond crypto

Bank of America said it recommended investors buy Coinbase's stock, pointing to its new products including weekday equities trading and prediction markets.

CoinDesk

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Finance

JPMorgan expands blockchain goals, plans to build ‘interoperable digital money’

As Siemens uses JPMorgan's blockchain for FX transfers, the bank plans to scale JPM Coin across privacy-focused and public networks

JPMorgan building

Finance

Polygon Labs unveils ‘Open Money Stack’ to power borderless stablecoin payments

The system will bring together various elements of the payment stack, including liquidity, orchestration, and regulatory controls.

Founder of Polygon and CEO Sandeep Nailwal (Polygon Labs)

Policy

Stand With Crypto advocacy group sees nearly 700,000 new members ahead of 2026 election

The organization established by Coinbase to mobilize crypto enthusiasts has built up a 2.6-million-member base across 50 state chapters as U.S. elections loom.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong speaks at a political rally hosted by Stand With Crypto. (screenshot from Coinbase video)

Policy

Trump-linked World Liberty Financial-connected firm applies for federal bank charter

World Liberty Financial is trying to launch the World Liberty Trust Company, a stablecoin-focused national trust bank, it said Wednesday.

Donald Trump (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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News Analysis

This is what's (currently) in the way of U.S. crypto market structure bill harmony

Though consequential Senate committee votes may be coming, the talks over the bill's language haven't yet satisfied fundamental requests from Democrats.

Senators Cynthia Lummis and Tim Scott, and White House crypto adviser Bo Hines (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Senate Agriculture Committee to follow Banking panel in crypto vote next week: report

The Senate Agriculture Committee has previously released a discussion draft of its market structure legislation.

Senator Tim Scott (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)