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

Crypto wallets are being rebuilt for AI agents, Trust Wallet and Mesh executives say at Consensus Miami

Trust Wallet CEO Felix Fan and Mesh CTO Arjun Mukherjee said AI agents are creating a new role for crypto wallets.

Arjun Mukherjee, Felix Fan, Lia Müller Peña (CoinDesk)

Policy

Judge clears path for Aave to move $71 million in ETH linked to North Korea hack

Judge Margaret Garnett allowed frozen exploit funds on Arbitrum to move to Aave, but the legal freeze follows the assets as terrorism plaintiffs continue their claim.

court, gavel

Policy

Senate Banking Committee plans to hold key market structure hearing on Thursday

The Senate Banking Committee announced it would hold its markup hearing for the Clarity Act on March 14.

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (CoinDesk)

Markets

Coinbase rebounds as altcoins surge with bitcoin holding above $80,000

Tokenization and digital asset-infrastructure stocks climbed as SEC Chair Paul Atkins signaled support for onchain finance rules.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on May 8, Friday (CoinDesk)

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Tech

AI agents fueled a frenzy of startup building at the Consensus Miami EasyA hackathon

Nearly 1,000 developers competed at the venue, from ecosystems like Base, Solana, and others arriving from companies like Microsoft and Google, most racing to build products around the theme of AI agents.

(CoinDesk)

Policy

SEC chair Atkins signals new rules for onchain markets, AI-driven finance

The SEC chair linked the rise of AI-powered financial systems with growing demand for blockchain-based market infrastructure and automated settlement.

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Stablecoins have their 'permission slip.' Now comes the hard part.

Executives from MoonPay, Ripple and Paxos said at Consensus Miami 2026 that regulation has accelerated stablecoin adoption, but infrastructure, privacy and distribution remain major hurdles.

Stablecoin Revival panel at Consensus Miami 2026 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Coinbase bulls point to crypto legislation and stablecoins after earnings miss

Analysts say Coinbase’s long-term growth may depend more on stablecoins and U.S. crypto legislation than a rebound in trading activity.

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

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Markets

Consensus Miami Day 3: Real-time coverage and highlights from on the ground

It's day three of Consensus Miami 2026 on Thursday. Stay tuned for updates throughout the day.

Eric Trump, Asher Genoot, and Michael Lau on Consensus Miami 2026's Mainstage.

Finance

BNY, world's largest custody bank, expands crypto services in Abu Dhabi

The Wall Street giant, which oversees $59 trillion in client assets, teamed up with Finstreet and ADI Foundation for digital asset infrastructure.

BNY office (BNY)