Latest from Nikhilesh De
Sam Bankman-Fried's Sudden 'gm' Lifts FTT Token as FTX Set to Repay $1.6B
Spike in FTT activity coincides with a post from Bankman-Fried’s X account despite prison restrictions, drawing ire from the crypto community.
U.S. CFTC Moves Toward Getting Stablecoins Involved in Tokenized Collateral Push
The acting chairman of the U.S. derivatives regulator, Caroline Pham, has been pushing an aggressive "crypto sprint" to open the markets to crypto.
Tether Looking to Raise Up to $20B, Bringing its Valuation to $500B: Bloomberg
The talks of the deals are in early stages and prospective investors have been given access to a data room over the past few weeks, Bloomberg reported.
Crypto Infrastructure Firm Zerohash Raises $104M in Round led by Interactive Brokers, Morgan Stanley
The raise included new participation from Morgan Stanley, Apollo-managed funds, SoFi, Jump Crypto and IMC.
Y Combinator, Base and Coinbase Ventures Launch ‘Fintech 3.0’ as Finance Goes On-Chain
The initiative calls on founders to build financial systems on blockchain rails as regulation, infrastructure and adoption align
Crypto VC Firm Archetype Launches $100M Fund to Back Early Blockchain Startups
Archetype has a track record of successful investments, including Privy, which was acquired by Stripe, and US Bitcoin Corp, which completed a merger with Hut 8.
SEC's Atkins Says Agency Pushing Toward 2025 Rules Allowing Crypto Firm Innovation
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is aiming to weigh a new digital assets "innovation exemption" by the end of the year, the chairman said.
Societe Generale Selects Bullish Europe to Debut Its USD Stablecoin
The European arm of crypto exchange Bullish is to be the first venue to list the SG Forge’s USD CoinVertible (USDCV) stablecoin.
U.S., UK Form Task Force to Align on Crypto and Capital Markets
The new Transatlantic Taskforce, announced by Treasury chiefs Rachel Reeves and Scott Bessent, aims to deepen cooperation on digital assets and cross-border capital raising.
Stablecoin Adoption Set to Surge After GENIUS Act, Hit $4T in Cross-Border Volume: EY Survey
With increasing regulatory clarity, 54% of firms in the survey said they plan to adopt stablecoins within the next year.
