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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LIVE: Senate Banking Committee holds key hearing to advance Clarity Act

The Senate Banking Committee will debate amendments before ultimately voting on the market structure legislation on Thursday.

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Finance

BlackRock, Janus Henderson tokenized funds get instant redemptions with new $1 billion facility

A new credit facility by Grove aims to allow instant redemptions into stablecoins from BlackRock's BUIDL and Janus Henderson's money market funds, reducing settlement time from days to instantaneous.

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

Tech

The Protocol: Solana’s ‘Alpenglow’ upgrade is live for testing

Also: LayerZero apology, Ronin layer-2 transition and ‘Clear Signing’

Digital screens, business & work. (Joshua Aragon/Pixabay)

Finance

Telecom giant KDDI to acquire 14.9% stake in Coincheck Group in $65 million deal

The companies signed a business alliance for revenue sharing, referral fees and customer referrals to expand crypto access in Japan.

Business, Finance. (Jakub Żerdzicki/Unsplash)

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Policy

Clarity Act amendments would remake key parts of crypto bill but have doubtful future

The U.S. crypto market structure bill is being targeted with dozens of amendments aiming to change or add to the text as its Senate hearing approaches.

Senator Elizabeth Warren (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

JPMorgan files to launch new tokenized fund as Wall Street tokenization race heats up

The global banking giant is expanding its tokenized money market lineup, following BlackRock's similar move just a few days ago.

Kara Kennedy, global head of Market Development,

Tech

The Ethereum Foundation unveils new 'Clear Signing' standard to stop users from approving malicious crypto transactions

The move comes after billions in losses from phishing attacks and wallet drains, with Ethereum pushing to make transaction approvals safer and easier to understand.

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Policy

Senate confirms Kevin Warsh to Fed board ahead of expected Chair vote

Warsh’s confirmation to the Fed board positions the crypto-linked investor to replace Jerome Powell as chair amid inflation and digital asset policy debates.

Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh to the Federal Reserve Board (Getty)

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Policy

Clarity Act, in the flesh, unveiled by U.S. Senate Banking Committee before hearing

The crypto market structure bill had already been making the industry rounds behind closed doors, but the lawmakers have released the text before their vote.

Senator Tim Scott (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Policy at Consensus Miami: State of Crypto

This was a hectic week.

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