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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Markets

Hong Kong-Listed Bitcoin ETFs Could Unlock Up to $25B in Demand, Crypto Firm Says

Singapore-based Matrixport expects mainland Chinese investors to move billions into potential Hong Kong-listed spot BTC ETFs through the Stock Connect program.

Hong Kong harbor skyline view into Kowloon

Markets

Bitcoin Stable Near $71K as GBTC Outflows Pick Back Up

The Thursday total ETF flow was negative, with GBTC leading the pack

(CoinDesk Indicies)

Finance

Bitfinex Securities Introduces El Salvador’s First Tokenized Debt to Fund New Hilton Hotel

The token will be issued on the Liquid Network, a bitcoin sidechain.

El Salvador (Esaú González, Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Ecosystem Tokens, RUNE, STX, and ORDI May See Gains After Halving

“There exists a large, untapped pool of capital within the Bitcoin ecosystem that remains dormant,” Wintermute’s OTC desk told CoinDesk.

statue of a bull

Finance

WOO X Introduces Meme Coin, Layer 2 Index Perpetuals in Partnership With Wintermute, GMCI

Indices provider GMCI’s MEME index includes top meme coins like SHIB, PEPE and DOGE, while the L2 index monitors leading blockchain scaling tokens like MATIC, IMX and OP.

Willy Chuang, WOO X chief operating officer (WOO X)

Markets

Bitcoin Breakout Halts as U.S. Inflation Data Looms

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is set to release March 2024 CPI data Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. ET (12:30 UTC).

Costs. (Geralt/Pixabay)

Markets

Solana-Based Zeta Markets Debuts Governance Token Z

The launch of governance token is part of a broader strategy that involves plans to release Solana's first layer 2 scaling solution, Zeta Markets said in the press release.

Coin jar (Josh Appel/Unsplash)

Policy

Filecoin Liquid Staking Platform STFIL Claims Team Members Under Investigation by Chinese Police

Tokens on the platform were moved to an "unknown, external address" last week while its team members were under detention

magnifying glass, investigation (Shutterstock)

Markets

Solana Meme Coin Generator Pump on Track for $66M Yearly Revenue

The tool has made over $5 million since going live in early March, with thousands of tokens issued daily.

image of a crypto trader aka degen (Anjo Clacino/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)