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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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.

Grayscale ad (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

Ethena Joins Race for Hyperliquid's Stablecoin With BlackRock-Backed Proposal

Ethena's proposed stablecoin promises to return 95% of revenue to Hyperliquid’s ecosystem.

Digitally altered photo of a dollar bill (Ryan Quintal/Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

More Than $40M Liquidated as Market Makers Suffer Shattering MYX Short Squeeze

MYX’s token has surged from 10 cents to $16 in just two months, triggering $40 million in liquidations and raising red flags over liquidity and valuation.

How low can bitcoin price go? (Getty Images+/Unsplash)

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Policy

Dems Respond to GOP's Crypto Market Structure Bill With Framework of Priorities

Senate Democrats laid out seven issues they want to see addressed in any market structure legislation, including addressing Donald Trump's crypto ties.

Ruben Gallego (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

New White House Crypto Adviser Patrick Witt Calls Market Structure Bill Top Priority

The executive director of the President's Council of Advisers on Digital Assets told CoinDesk it's "pedal to the metal" time on legislation and the bitcoin reserve.

Patrick Witt, executive director of the President's Council of Advisers on Digital Assets

Tech

Ledger CTO Warns of NPM Supply-Chain Attack Hitting 1B+ Downloads

According to Guillemet, the malicious code — already pushed into packages with over 1 billion downloads — is designed to silently swap crypto wallet addresses in transactions. That means unsuspecting users could send funds directly to the attacker without realizing it.

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Web3

Upbit Parent Files ‘GIWA’ Trademarks Amid Rumors of New Blockchain Launch

A website tied to the name of the project is live, featuring a countdown suggesting an announcement could be made within the next few hours.

Filing cabinet in an office (Maksym Kaharlytskyi/Unsplash)

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Markets

Circle's USDC Market Share 'On a Tear,' Says Wall Street Broker Bernstein

USDC supply has surged to $72.5 billion, 25% ahead of Bernstein’s 2025 estimates.

Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Circle Speaks at Hong Kong Fintech Week in 2024 (HK Fintech Week)

Finance

MegaETH Unveils Native Stablecoin with Ethena, Aiming to Keep Blockchain Fees Low

The yield earned on the reserve assets would cover the blockchain's sequencer fees, helping keeping the transaction costs low, MegaEth said.

A group of people wear MegaETH branded caps (MegaLabs)