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

Bitcoin mining in 2025: IREN claims the crown as Bitdeer's stock trails the pack

Diversification into AI and HPC infrastructure drove sharp outperformance for miners, while pure-play bitcoin miners lagged.

Miner Share Price Performance YTD (TradingView)

Web3

Circle platform promising tokenized gold, silver swaps is 'fake,' company says

The release, distributed on Christmas Eve, used Circle branding and claimed to quote executives, but a Circle spokesperson said it was "not real."

Circle logo on a building

Tech

‘Most important tokenholder rights debate’: Aave faces identity crisis

The Aave community has become sharply divided over control of the protocol’s brand and related assets, intensifying an ongoing dispute over the relationship between the DAO and Aave Labs.

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Policy

Russia’s central bank unveils new crypto rules to be adopted in 2026

Bank of Russia outlined a new framework intended to let retail and qualified investors buy crypto under defined tests and caps by 2027.

russia central bank

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Policy

Crypto exchanges brace for pressure as banks like JPMorgan enter spot trading

The national banks regulator OCC released a statement signaling a shift in rules that will have significant crypto market consequences across the United States.

Wall street signs, traffic light, New York City

Markets

BNB at $860 lags broader market as scrutiny of Binance grows

An FT report alleged Binance failed to stop suspicious transactions, despite agreeing to pay $4.3 billion to settle a U.S. criminal case in 2023.

"BNB Surges 1.7% Past $860 on Institutional Buying Amid Market Volatility"

Policy

U.S. bipartisan lawmakers draw up tax bill with stablecoin and staking relief

New House proposal would exempt some stablecoin payments from capital gains taxes and allow stakers to defer income recognition for up to five years.

U.S. Congress (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Tech

Ethereum’s ‘Glamsterdam’ upgrade aims to fix MEV fairness

The full scope of Glamsterdam has not yet been finalized, but developers are targeting it to go live in 2026.

Amsterdam buildings (Unsplash/  Azhar J)

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Policy

Crypto's closest ally in Congress, Sen. Lummis, is retiring next year

The most tireless advocate of digital assets issues in the U.S. Senate said she's grown too tired to keep at it, leaving her Republican seat in play next year.

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