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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Finance

Coinbase Debuts Stablecoin Payment Stack Following Shopify Partnership

With Coinbase Payments, the company said it aims to offer fast, global USDC transactions for merchants without needing blockchain expertise.

Coinbase (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

Policy

UK to Propose Restrictions on How Banks Can Deal With Crypto Next Year

The U.K.'s incoming rules will be on the more restrictive end, said David Bailey, the executive director of prudential policy at the Bank of England.

A view over the City of London taken over the Thames near Tower Bridge. (Cj / Unsplash+)

Markets

Tron Inc. Deal Gives Justin Sun’s Father Control of Public Firm Via $100M Token Deal

Justin Sun's father, Weike Sun, was appointed Chairman of the Board, and Tron-affiliated executives were added to key board committees.

Crypto's Justin Sun (Tron)

Policy

U.S. Senate Passes GENIUS Act to Regulate Stablecoins, Marking Crypto Industry Win

The legislation to set rules for stablecoin issuers is the first major digital assets bill to ever clear the Senate and now moves on to the U.S. House.

Bill Hagerty, a sponsor of the bill (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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News Analysis

Can Tether's Dominance Survive the U.S. Stablecoin Bill?

Some uncertainties remain around the GENIUS Act that could establish U.S. stablecoin rules, and theories abound about how Tether may respond.

U.S. Capitol and Tether (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

BTC Tops $108K on JPMorgan Crypto Filing, XRP Rallies on ETF News

The crypto market was unfazed by the escalating conflict in the Middle East on Monday.

The focus is still very much on BTC

Finance

Tron Looks to Go Public in the U.S., Form Strategy-Like TRX Holding Firm: FT

The new venture will buy and hold TRX, like bitcoin holding firm Strategy.

Justin Sun at the $TRUMP holders dinner (TRON)

Policy

Donald Trump: Administration Will Work Toward 'Clear and Simple' Crypto Frameworks

The U.S. president addressed an annual Coinbase event.

Donald Trump speaks from his desk in recorded video (Nikhilesh De)

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Tech

Safe Establishes New Development Firm to Attract Institutions and Tackle Crypto’s ‘Cyber Warfare’ Era

In the wake of a North Korea-linked hack, Safe is retooling its approach — eschewing contractor models for a foundation-owned, fast-moving Labs unit.

Safe is spinning out Safe Labs to refocus is development operations. (Real Window Creative/Shutterstock)

Policy

Senate Begins Passage of Stablecoin Bill as House Marks Market-Structure Wins

The U.S. Congress is in the thick of its crypto efforts this week, with the Senate starting on final votes to approve its first-ever crypto bill.

U.S. Capitol Building (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)