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

Ether's 7% Plunge Leads Crypto Liquidations in $600M Carnage

ETH declined the most among the CoinDesk 20 Index, falling twice as far as bitcoin.

Ether (ETH) price today (CoinDesk Data)

Policy

Senate Democrats' Leaked Crypto Position Would Strangle DeFi, Industry Insiders Say

Language said to be a Democratic proposal on handling decentralized finance in the crypto market structure effort is drawing heavy criticism.

U.S. Congress (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

'Bitcoin Jesus' to Settle U.S. Tax, Fraud Charges: NYT

Roger Ver is reportedly close to a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over criminal fraud and tax charges filed last year.

Roger Ver 1

Markets

Filecoin Drops as Much as 7% as Selling Pressure Intensifies

The token has established support at $2.23 with resistance at the $2.41 level.

FIL Price Plummets 7% Amid Explosive Selling and High Volume Liquidation

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Markets

AAVE Plunges Below Key Support Levels Amid Broader Crypto Weakness

High-volume selling drove the DeFi bluechip token below critical technical thresholds.

AAVE price today (Coindesk Data)

Markets

Chainlink's LINK Tumbles 4% as Selling Pressure Mounts

Chainlink's native token faced heightened volatility as trading volumes surged during a critical technical breakdown.

"Chainlink (LINK) Drops 2% Amidst Surge in Institutional Selling and Increased Volatility"

Finance

Block Street Raises $11.5M to Build ‘Execution Layer for On-Chain Stocks’

The funding round was led by Hack VC, with backing from Generative Venture, DWF Labs and others including executives from firms like Jane Street and Point72.

Seed Funding Investment coins in a jar (Towfiqu barbhuiya/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. Senators Get 250K Letters Calling for Protection of Stablecoin Yields

Stand With Crypto encouraged the messaging from its massive online list of advocates, asking the lawmakers to leave the GENIUS Act alone.

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

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Finance

Shayne Coplan Becomes Youngest Self-Made Billionaire After Polymarket's $2B Investment: BBG

Shayne Coplan’s net worth reportedly passed $1 billion after the New York Stock Exchange's owner valued Polymarket at $8 billion.

Shayne Coplan, founder and CEO of Polymarket (CoinDesk/Jesse Hamilton)

Tech

The Protocol: 77% of Bitcoin Holders Have Never Used BTCFi, Survey Reveals

Also: Ethereum Fusaka Upgrade on Holesky, DoubleZero Goes Live and Bee Maps Raises $42M.

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