Reposted by nikdeAnthony Edwards @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Breaking news: The Earth is getting rounder agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/... 3932072
nikde @nikhileshde.bsky.social · 27/09/2026After the Clarity Act failed a key vote earlier this month, I spoke to over a dozen people about why. Some of them pointed to the president's crypto businesses and the looming midterm election. Others said the process had issues from the start. Here's my post-mortem. www.coindesk.com/news-analysi...coindesk.comHow months of work on the crypto Clarity Act all fell apartInterviews with industry participants and legislative aides paint a picture of a blown bill-writing process, with sources pointing to nearly every facet of the bill's development and the debate around... 111
nikde @nikhileshde.bsky.social · 26/09/2026When I was in college the business school had a class that taught students to wear conservative blue or gray suits. The business school then had a job fair and any student wearing blue was barred from even entering, regardless of whether they had interviews lined up. It was a whole thing 1152
nikde @nikhileshde.bsky.social · 26/09/2026It's already getting windy. My hat has staged an escape attempt 010
Reposted by nikdeH.E. Cas Piancey @cascoinfoundation.org · 24/09/2026Journalism, even as it is being destroyed, is such a specialized field that it will be almost impossible to see how it gets eaten away. It’s already happening, obviously. AI summaries are eating away ad rev. Websites are obsolete. Less and less people read. But in a sense it’s still thriving. 2121
Reposted by nikdeACARS Drama @acarsdrama.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Air to Ground Message: DISPGND CNTL SAYS A CONSTRUCTION CREW WITH AN AUGER ACCIDENTALLY CUT A BUNDLE OF ABOUT 400 ATC CABLES...OOPS. Area: Philadelphia, PA, USA Type: Airbus A321neo A: #a73d46088f6 F: #f65c3225273 1328585
nikde @nikhileshde.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I'm sure this will go great and everyone's just going to have a good time 000
Reposted by nikdeKyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Squirrels on suicide missions have knocked out power to Castle Rock, Colorado twice this week. Our investigation has revealed a century of squirrel attacks covered up by the pro-squirrel media. 1412425544
nikde @nikhileshde.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I was too young to really know about 9/11; I was 6 when it happened and my parents naturally didn't really tell me about it. But I knew my Sikh neighbors didn't leave their apartment for weeks, that how we saw my mom off to the airport changed, that so much changed. Anyways. Permit me a moment. 022
nikde @nikhileshde.bsky.social · 07/09/2026[checks bsky] > Former President Joe Biden's son Hunter is launching a memecoin on the Coinbase-backed Base network yeah sure why not 000
Reposted by nikdeSean O’Kane @okane.fyi · 07/09/2026losing my mind that this just dropped while @lopatto.bsky.social is on a thru hike 1132
Reposted by nikdeTimothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 06/09/2026the clock is expired and nobody has touched the ball. this is ridiculous! 661053285
nikde @nikhileshde.bsky.social · 23/08/2026There's really something just so cool about landing at a major international airport and immediately getting on a train line to city center 020
nikde @nikhileshde.bsky.social · 23/08/2026The new releases on United include @benmckenzie.bsky.social's Everyone Is Lying to You for Money doc 010
nikde @nikhileshde.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Me: Oh that's crazy I wonder which crypto news org they were impersonating > CoinDesk Okay then 281
Reposted by nikdeAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19/08/2026Q: Does the administration have any plans to accumulate sizable amounts of bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies? TRUMP: Certainly, it's been talked about 61466129
nikde @nikhileshde.bsky.social · 18/08/2026SEC suddenly publishes "Reg Crypto" proposal, days after canceling the open commission meeting they originally planned to share it www.sec.gov/newsroom/pre...sec.govSEC Proposes New Regulation Crypto Assets 111
Reposted by nikdeSteve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 14/08/2026NPR - Federal regulators have launched a review of so-called "mention markets" on prediction market sites, where bettors wager millions of dollars on the word choice of everyone from President Trump to soccer sportscasters. www.npr.org/2026/08/13/n...npr.orgFeds probe 'mention markets' amid White House Kalshi controversyBetting on what people say is becoming an increasingly popular category of prediction market sites. Now, federal officials have opened a probe examining whether those markets are a magnet for manipula... 1103
nikde @nikhileshde.bsky.social · 13/08/2026NEW: The SEC has canceled tomorrow's open meeting to propose releasing Reg Crypto www.sec.gov/newsroom/mee...sec.govSEC.gov | Open MeetingThe SEC is holding an open meeting to consider whether to issue a release proposing new rules to create a tailored offering regime for certain investment contracts involving crypto assets. 021
nikde @nikhileshde.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Lots of jaw-dropping lines in this report but truly nothing prepared me for that final graf 020
Reposted by nikdeACARS Drama @acarsdrama.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Air to Ground Message: NO INFO AS OF NOW WE HAVE A BUNCH OF PAX THAT WERE AT A CYBER CONFRENCE IN LAS THEY WERE ABLE TO JAM OUR WIFI AND BROADCAST THEIR SIGNAL Area: Liberal, KS, USA Type: Boeing 757-200 A: #aadee4f6c99 F: #fdcd8d51430 211335
nikde @nikhileshde.bsky.social · 08/08/2026The U.S. Senate has filed cloture on the Clarity Act, setting it up for an initial vote almost as soon as it returns next month www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/...coindesk.comU.S. Senate opens first stage of crypto Clarity Act voting to give bill a chance next monthThe 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. 021
nikde @nikhileshde.bsky.social · 07/08/2026The Senate will not vote on the crypto market structure bill before going on its August recess, dimming hopes of this legislation becoming law in 2026 www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/...coindesk.comSenate won't vote on crypto Clarity Act before its summer breakThe 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. 031
nikde @nikhileshde.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Trying to map out what might happen with Clarity on a purely procedural basis www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/...coindesk.comClarity Act: Here's what could happen with the crypto market structure legislationThe 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. 000
nikde @nikhileshde.bsky.social · 04/08/2026The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals filed its mandate in USA v Sam Bankman-Fried today, after ruling against the FTX founder's appeal in mid-June storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/...coindesk.comFTX's Sam Bankman-Fried loses appeal of criminal conviction on fraud, conspiracy chargesThe onetime FTX CEO did not persuade a panel of judges that his trial was unfair, the appeals court panel ruled Friday. 010
nikde @nikhileshde.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Green Beret Gannon Van Dyke has filed what seems to me to be a fascinating motion to dismiss the case against him (he's the guy charged with betting on the Maduro raid on Polymarket) drive.google.com/file/d/1KU51...drive.google.comshow_temp_copy.pdf 010
Reposted by nikdeElizabeth Lopatto @lopatto.bsky.social · 30/07/2026absolutely unbelievable footnote on this one, for those of you who also appreciate putting the best jokes in the footnoes 3274
nikde @nikhileshde.bsky.social · 27/07/2026If you saw @lastweektonight.com's episode on Trump, crypto and the Clarity Act and want to know what the bill's status is now, I wrote a thing about that www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/...coindesk.com2 weeks left for Clarity: State of CryptoThe Senate leaves town in two weeks. Here's what needs to happen for Clarity to advance before then. 131
nikde @nikhileshde.bsky.social · 24/07/2026This is how I found out there's going to be a Netflix doc on prediction markets 120
nikde @nikhileshde.bsky.social · 22/07/2026The updated Clarity Act text is now out. It includes an ethics provision barring Donald Trump and other senior govt officials from issuing or sponsoring cryptos negotiated by the White House and Sens. Lummis and Moreno. Dems not on board with the provision as-is www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/...coindesk.comNew Clarity Act emerges that's a start on the final draft, makes ethics rule temporaryLawmakers have circulated text of the latest draft that will be pushed toward a Senate finish line, but they're still debating a core government-ethics piece. 021
nikde @nikhileshde.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Love the slo-mo spray can misfire replay The production crew knows what the people (me) want 030
nikde @nikhileshde.bsky.social · 19/07/2026What if you planned a halftime show using an old Mad Libs booklet 011
nikde @nikhileshde.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Sweet Caroline is overrated I apologize to every millennial who's had a wedding or will have a wedding 110
nikde @nikhileshde.bsky.social · 14/07/2026New Clarity Act text is expected to drop today or tomorrow. Ahead of a floor vote, several Senate Dems and folks like @benmckenzie.bsky.social are pushing the Senate to not approve the bill before any ethics provisions are added. Story by my colleague Jesse Hamilton www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/...coindesk.comSome U.S. Senate Democrats come out against Clarity Act, calling it a 'corrupt' billCertain Democrats are taking an increasingly rigorous stand against the crypto market structure bill, which needs a significant number from their party to pass. 14317
Reposted by nikdePhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Sen. Lindsey Graham dies at 71 after ‘brief and sudden illness’nbcnews.comSen. Lindsey Graham dies at 71 after ‘brief and sudden illness’Graham had just returned from Kyiv, Ukraine, where he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. 1541172275
nikde @nikhileshde.bsky.social · 10/07/2026I've mostly been watching Telemundo so I didn't realize how heavily Polymarket and Kalshi were advertising on the Fox broadcast until last weekend, but it appears they have been running quite a lot of ads. Of course, they won't call their markets gambling/betting products, given all the lawsuits 020
nikde @nikhileshde.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Lawmakers may drop a new version of the crypto-focused Clarity Act as soon as next week, which would combine the efforts of the Senate Banking and Agriculture Committees. Importantly, does not seem to have bipartisan buy-in yet. New for @coindesk.com www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/...coindesk.comNewest version of crypto Clarity Act may drop as soon as next week, sources sayAfter a long stretch without breakthroughs in the crypto market structure bill, insiders say a new draft may emerge in a final push for late-July action — though it still lacks bipartisan buy-in. 001
Reposted by nikdeSahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 09/07/2026PLATNER SAYS HE’S DROPPING OUT of the Maine Senate race: “We believe that for the movement to continue, it can’t be me. And for that reason, we are suspending campaign operations,” he says in a video message tonight. 43705134
Reposted by nikdefuture canon @futurecanon.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Lmao here's the goal from Freese's perspective, courtesy of the BBC's 3D World Cup thing 111089235
nikde @nikhileshde.bsky.social · 07/07/2026I've enjoyed watching Gotham and I've got a season ticket but the question is do I enjoy watching them enough to add 4-6 hours of transit time every game day? Especially given how many games were on Wednesdays and Sundays this season 010
nikde @nikhileshde.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Is the Clarity Act that aims to govern the crypto industry going to become law? I have no idea. But Congress is running out of time to get it done, and the clock ticks inexorably onward. Here's where we're at: www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/...coindesk.comClarity and Congress's summer break: State of CryptoAll parties are still optimistic that Clarity can happen before the midterms, but time is really starting to run out. 000
nikde @nikhileshde.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Cabo Verde took the reigning World Cup champs to extra time in a game where they tied it up multiple times and never truly felt out of the game, just such an unbelievable run 111
nikde @nikhileshde.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Senator Kirsten Gillibrand put out a statement Friday calling for Congress to block the U.S. president and other electeds from profiting off their own issued memcoins, in wake of Donald Trump's disclosure that he made ~$1.4 billion off crypto last year 202
Reposted by nikdeCJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Malik Tillman's gem makes it 2-0 USA 6600171