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

Corporate Bitcoin Buying Slowed in August as Treasuries Add $5B

Public companies crossed 1 million BTC in holdings, but overall accumulation lagged compared to July, a pause that coincided with Bitcoin's bull market stalling.

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Markets

Bitcoin Climbs as Economy Cracks — Is it Bullish or Bearish?

CPI surprises to the upside while cracks widen in U.S. labor market; bitcoin climbs as the dollar weakens and bond yields fall.

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Policy

State of Crypto: Brian Quintenz v. Tyler Winklevoss

How the CFTC chair nominee's confirmation may have stalled.

Brian Quintenz (CoinDesk archives)

Policy

Massachusetts State Attorney General Alleges Kalshi Violating Sports Gambling Laws

Kalshi's prediction markets for sports resemble licensed sports wagering products, the lawsuit said.

Kalshi will have a prediction contract weighed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Gemini Stock Jumps 45% in Early Trades After IPO

The Winklevoss-led crypto exchange had sold 15.2 million shares, raising $425 million.

 Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss at the White House in July 2025. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

News Analysis

Father of Crypto Bills, French Hill, Says Market Structure Effort Should Tweak GENIUS

Hill and Senator Cynthia Lummis agree the earlier stablecoin effort should be edited by the pending market structure bill.

Rep. French Hill (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Trump's CFTC Hopeful Quintenz Takes His Dispute With Tyler Winklevoss (Very) Public

CFTC Chair nominee Brian Quintenz posted a lengthy statement and several screenshots of his conversation with Tyler Winklevoss.

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss at the White House on July 18, 2025. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Senators Still Hopeful for Crypto Market Structure Law by End of Year

Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Cynthia Lummis said bipartisan efforts on the bill were continuing.

Senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Policy

Top U.S. Banking Regulator Gould Says Crypto Debanking 'Is Real'

Jonathan Gould, chief of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, said his agency is trying to halt debanking while also writing stablecoin regulations.

U.S. Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould

Markets

Grayscale Seeks SEC Nod for Bitcoin Cash and Hedera ETFs

Tuesday’s filings follow paperwork on Monday to convert the Grayscale Chainlink Trust into an exchange-traded fund.

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