Parikshit Mishra

Parikshit Mishra is CoinDesk's Regional Head of Asia, managing the editorial team in the region. Before joining CoinDesk, he was the EMEA Editor at Acuris (Mergermarket), where he dealt with copies related to private equity and the startup ecosystem. He has also worked as an Senior Analyst for CRISIL, covering the European markets and global economies. His most notable tenure was with Reuters, where he worked as a correspondent and an editor for various teams. He does not have any crypto holdings.

Parikshit Mishra

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Finance

Mesh Adds Apple Pay to Let Shoppers Spend Crypto, Settle in Stablecoins

The feature aims to close the "last-mile" gap that has stalled mass crypto adoption in payments, co-founder and CEO Bam Azizi said.

Contactless payment via a mobile phone (Jonas Lupe/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Traders Eye Breakout to New Highs as Trump Says Tariff Deals Progressing

Markets have been generally range-bound in the past week, setting the course for what could be an explosive move higher, some say.

Close up image of Donald Trump speaking at lectern

Policy

Nasdaq Tells SEC Precise Crypto Labeling Will Be Everything in Future Regulation

A highly specific taxonomy is needed for the U.S. to move forward with crypto regulation, the company argued in a letter to the agency.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Dinner With the U.S. President? All You Need Is $420 Worth of TRUMP

You don’t need to be a big-name whale to make it a supposed dinner with Trump at his private, members-only Club in Washington, D.C.

U.S. President Donald Trump. (Stephen Lovekin/Getty)

Markets

Shiba Inu Breaks Free From Downtrend as Bitcoin Eyes $100K, Dogecoin Sees Accumulation Around 18 Cents

Check what HUMINT and TECHINT has to say about the price trajectory of BTC and major meme coins.

(Shutterstock)

Markets

Semler Scientific Pushes Bitcoin Stack to Over 3,300 BTC With $10M Buy

The medical device maker now holds a total of 3,303 bitcoin.

Medical device maker Semler Scientific now holds 3,303 bitcoin on its balance sheet. (Getty Images)

Markets

BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Will Be the World’s Biggest ETF in a Decade, Michael Saylor Says

U.S. Bitcoin ETF's have brought in $2.8 billion in net inflows over the past five trading days.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor at the Digital Asset Summit in New York City on March 20, 2025. (Nikhilesh De)

Tech

North Korean Hackers Targeting Crypto Developers With U.S. Shell Firms

Illicitly downloaded programs can steal data, provide remote access to infected systems, and serve as entry points for additional spyware or ransomware.

North Korean flags waving in the wind.

News Analysis

Nvidia Continues to Keep Crypto at Arm’s Length

A last-minute halt on a crypto announcement underscores how Nvidia still excludes blockchain projects from its flagship programs, despite continued outreach from the sector.

Nvidia