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

DeFi Firm Usual Labs Raises $7M Round Led by Kraken Ventures and IOSG Ventures

The firm has received a commitment of $75 million in total value locked for the launch of its stablecoin USD0.

Usual Labs founding team. (Usual labs)

Finance

Bitcoin ETFs Are Driving a Spot Multiplier Effect, Canaccord Says

Many investors find the underlying cryptocurrency more attractive than ETFs given the ability to hedge and to generate yield on HODLs, the report said.

Computer, money. (TheDigitalWay/Pixabay)

Web3

Bored Ape NFT Prices Tank to August 2022 Levels, Down 90% From Peak

Bored Apes were one of the most globally hyped NFTs in the last bull market, but have suffered amid a general lack of demand for NFT collections.

(Dylan Calluy/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Analyst Who Called Bitcoin's Pre-Halving Rally to $70K Turns Bearish

Markus Thielen, founder of 10x Research, has de-risked his portfolio in the wake of rising Treasury yields.

A bear waving. (Hans-Jurgen Mager/Unsplash)

Policy

Crypto Exchange VALR Obtains South African License

The Pantera-backed crypto exchange is among the first to receive regulatory approval in South Africa, alongside Luno and Zignaly.

South Africa on a map with a pushpin thumbtack (Shutterstock)

Policy

Germany's Largest Federal Bank LBBW to Offer Crypto Custody Services With Bitpanda

LBBW will first offer crypto custody to corporate clients with a market launch planned for the second half of 2024.

German bank LBBW and Bitpanda partners to offer crypto custody services. (Bitpanda)

Tech

Solana Rolls Out Update to Tackle Network Congestion

A meme coin trading frenzy and a rapid spike in users has stressed the network in recent months.

Solana's offices in New York (Danny Nelson)

Markets

Sticky Liquidity in DOGE and SHIB Suggests Meme Tokens Have Staying Power

Increases in trading volume, coupled with market depth, for DOGE and SHIB suggests meme tokens, often criticized for lacking utility, are here to stay, according to FalconX.

A physical representation of doge and shiba inu token. (Kevin_Y/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Back in Green as Crypto Market Awaits Hong Kong Spot ETF Decision

The market has shaken off concerns of escalations between Iran and Israel as the U.S. appears to have talked Israel out of a counter-attack.

(CoinDesk Indices)

Finance

TON Foundation Teams Up With HashKey to Drive Crypto On-Ramping in Telegram

HashKey and the Foundation are focussing their partnership on Hong Kong in the first phase

Toncoin rises amid potential Telegram IPO (Christian Wiediger/Unsplash)