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

Senate Banking Committee cancels crypto market structure markup

The committee's Republican chairman, Tim Scott, had pushed for a quick process before it collapsed under the weigh of unfinished business.

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

Markets

New Polymarket bettor places $40,000 on U.S. striking Iran tonight

One trader went against the current trend of low chances for a strike tonight by placing the new $40,000 bet.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kaylee Dubois)

Policy

Coinbase pulls support for major crypto bill. Here's what it means for the industry

Coinbase's withdrawal of its support potentially derails market structure legislation, says an analyst, noting that it's bad for the crypto industry and good for the banks.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)

Policy

Senator Lummis says crypto market structure bill hearing may get postponed

The Senate Banking Committee may delay its hearing on the crypto market structure bill, originally scheduled for Thursday, Senator Cynthia Lummis told Bloomberg.

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

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Policy

Coinbase pulls support from crypto market structure bill

CEO Brian Armstrong said there were "too many issues" with the bill.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong

Policy

Senate banking chairman Scott: Trump-tied ethics clash doesn't belong in his crypto bill

Senator Tim Scott, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, told CoinDesk that he hopes to advance the crypto market structure bill, but some issues are unresolved.

Senator Tim Scott (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

FTX estate sets next creditor payout date as Genesis Digital Assets fights $1 billion clawback suit

FTX’s bankruptcy wind-down is still running on two tracks: returning money to creditors while trying to take it back from others.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

CleanSpark shares rise as bitcoin miner expands AI power capacity in Texas

Bitcoin miner targets large scale AI and high performance computing infrastructure in the Houston region.

AI data centers: (Shutterstock)

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Finance

Crypto analytics firm Chainalysis says impersonation, AI crypto scams stole $17 billion last year

Scams and fraud against individuals are increasing and if the trend continues, they could soon surpass crypto stolen via cyberattacks, Chainalysis said.

Chainalysis releases its 2026 Crypto Crime Report. (Photo by Kanchanara on Unsplash/Modified by Coindesk)

Finance

Spanish bank Bankinter joins BBVA and Tether with stake in crypto exchange Bit2Me

The investment strengthens Bit2Me's capital structure and supports its regulatory ambitions in Europe and Latin America.

Executives from Bankinter and Bit2Me (Bit2Me)