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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Tech

Controversial Bitcoin fork BIP-110 mines two blocks, then stops

The breakaway chain inherited bitcoin’s mining difficulty with only a tiny share of hashpower, leaving blocks hours apart while both chains still accept the same transactions.

Fork (Sunbeam Photography/Unsplash)

Policy

U.S. Senate opens first stage of crypto Clarity Act voting to give bill a chance next month

The majority leader opened the multi-stage process the Senate follows when trying to get a bill over its 60-vote hurdle, so it's still got a shot in September.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Policy

Bybit sues North Korea and Lazarus Group over $1.5 billion hack, secures asset freeze

The exchange has secured a preliminary injunction freezing stolen assets.

Ethereum developers launch Hoodi testnet (Shutterstock)

Policy

OKX's Rafique doubts Clarity Act will pass, warns optimism is already priced into bitcoin

The OKX executive says Democrats have little incentive to hand Republicans a crypto victory before the midterms.

U.S. Capitol, the seat of Congress in Washington (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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News Analysis

After a Clarity Act funeral, the crypto world would keep turning

With the U.S. crypto bill missing a crucial window before the Senate hangs its closed-for-summer sign, the alternatives are getting more attention.

CFTC Chair Mike Selig (left) and SEC Chair Paul Atkins (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Senate won't vote on crypto Clarity Act before its summer break

The U.S. Senate won't go on its August recess just yet but it will not vote on the Clarity Act this month, dimming hopes that the bill can become law this year.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Policy

Power struggle erupts at Ondo Finance after founder’s death

Three Delaware court filings reveal a battle for control of Ondo Finance after founder Nathan Allman's death.

Nathan Allman sits on a panel at Consensus 2025

Policy

Here are the possible outcomes for Clarity right now

The Senate has not yet indicated if it will advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, and with its summer recess looming, here are the possible outcomes.

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

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Finance

Crypto firm RedotPay says it will defend itself ‘vigorously’ against Binance lawsuit

Binance alleged RedotPay poached customers from the crypto exchange in a lawsuit filed in Hong Kong.

Lawsuit. Court gavel book and money. (Sasun Bughdaryan/Unsplash)

Policy

Crypto's campaign efforts see rare loss, but crypto roster in Congress likely to grow

The leading industry PAC, Fairshake, put $2 million into a Detroit Democratic primary but came up short, even as several PAC-backed candidates won elsewhere.

U.S. Representative Shri Thanedar (Alex Wong/Getty Images)