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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AAVE Drops 8% Amid Crypto Weakness Despite RWA DeFi Momentum

The lending protocol's token showed weakness as technical support crumbled, plunging below $210.

AAVE Drops 8% Below Key Support Amid Institutional Selling and Bearish Momentum

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Bitcoin Could Tumble Back to $88K: Glassnode

The analytics firm warns that Bitcoin’s failure to reclaim the $113K cost basis may lead to a far deeper retracement amid long-term holder selling and fragile sentiment.

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Ethereum Developers Lock In Fusaka Upgrade for Dec. 3 With PeerDAS Rollout

The move kicks off the countdown to Ethereum’s second hard fork of 2025.

(Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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OpenAI Eyes Massive $1T IPO as Early as 2026: Reuters

AI has become the bellwether for the general technology sector, which often correlates with the cryptocurrency market.

Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO (TechCrunch/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

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Cardano’s ADA Drops Amid Report of Whales Offloading $100M in Tokens

The selloff broke key $0.61 support on elevated volume, triggering a technical breakdown despite signals of a possible rebound.

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JPMorgan Completes First Blockchain-Based Private Fund Transaction Amid Tokenization Push

Kinexys Fund Flow, developed by the bank's digital asset arm Kinexys, aims to streamline access to alternative funds.

JPMorgan building (Shutterstock)

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1kx: Onchain Economy Hits $20B as Fees Signal Real Demand

The firm’s Onchain Revenue Report (H1 2025) aggregates verified onchain data across more than 1,200 protocols, tracking how value actually moves through decentralized systems.

A new study looks at DLT use in financial markets (Lorenzo Cafaro/Pixabay)

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ICP Slides to $2.99 After Rejection From $3.15 Resistance

Internet Computer dipped below $3.00 after a sharp rejection from $3.15; range-bound trading suggests continued consolidation

ICP-USD, Oct. 30 2025 (CoinDesk)

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Bernstein Sees 75% Upside for Ether Treasury Firm SharpLink, Initiates at Outperform

The Wall Street broker said SharpLink is a compliant, institutional gateway to Ethereum, and gave the stock a $24 price target, offering 75% potential upside.

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Flutterwave, Africa's $31B Payment Provider, Taps Polygon for Cross-Border Payments

The deal will roll out faster, low-cost payments for global firms such as Uber in more than 30 countries in Africa.

Globe showing Africa (James Wiseman/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)