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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Finance

Blockchain.com Has Held Talks to Go Public Via SPAC Deal: Sources

The crypto trading platform and wallet provider is being advised by Cohen & Company Capital Markets, according to a person familiar wih the matter.

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Markets

'Deploying More Capital — Steady Lads': Bitcoin Treasury Companies Struggle to Halt Plunge

Already losing favor with investors when bitcoin was in bull mode, companies built around stacking BTC are facing an even larger threat thanks to the price collapse over the past two weeks.

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Policy

State of Crypto: How to Square Decentralized Finance With Regulatory Compliance

Are these two ideas compatible? That question directed a conversation at this week's D.C. Fintech Week.

U.S. Congress (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. Fed's Barr Catalogues Dangers to be Dodged in Future Stablecoin Regulations

Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr, who was the central bank's regulatory chief during the Biden administration, flagged potential stablecoin pitfalls.

Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr at DC Fintech Week (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Finance

BNY Mellon Stays ‘Agile’ on Stablecoin Plans, Focuses on Infrastructure

The bank isn’t committing to launching its own token — yet — but executives say it’s building systems that could support one if needed.

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Finance

Eric Trump Confirms Plans to Tokenize Real Estate With World Liberty Financial

The World Liberty Financial co-founder said in a CoinDesk TV interview he is currently working on tokenizing a real estate project tied to a building under development.

Eric Trump speaks at Consensus 2025 in Toronto (CoinDesk)

Policy

Ripple CEO Bashes Wall Street Bank Opposition of Fed Master Accounts for Crypto

CEO Brad Garlinghouse, whose company is seeking a federal bank license and Federal Reserve "master account," called banker pushback "hypocritical."

Brad Garlinghouse at DC Fintech Week (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Bank Erebor Approved for Conditional Federal Bank Charter by OCC

Erebor can operate as a national bank in the U.S., according to a charter approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Tech

The Protocol: Monad Airdrop Portal Opens as Token Launch Nears

Also: ETH’s Sepolia Gets Fusaka Upgrade, Monero Releases Privacy Boost For Nodes and EF Expands Its Push Into Privacy.

Privacy (Shutterstock, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Backpack Expands to SEC-Registered Tokenized Stocks With Superstate Partnership

The crypto exchange is integrating Superstate’s Opening Bell platform to offer natively tokenized public equities for investors outside the U.S.

Backpack CEO Armani Ferrante (CoinDesk)