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

Latest from Parikshit Mishra


Markets

This Bitcoin Bull Run Is Breeding Millionaire Whales at Slower Pace, Data Show

Currently, less than 2,000 millionaires, or wallets with $1 million worth of bitcoin, are created daily. That's significantly lower than the 2020-21 bull run.

Whales feeding (Shutterstock)

Finance

Blockchain Builder Eclipse Labs Raises $50M Ahead of Layer-2’s Mainnet Debut

The project mixes tech from Ethereum, Solana and other blockchains.

Lunar eclipse (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Finance

Tether's USDT To Launch on Celo

The USDT integration aims to boost cross-border payments and peer-to-peer transactions in developing regions.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino (Tether)

Finance

BlockFi’s Zac Prince Leaves Crypto, Joins Real Estate Tech Startup Re Cost Seg

Prince says he considered starting a new company in the crypto space, but wants something with a regular work week and lacks the octane and volatility of the industry.

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Surpasses $71K, Reaches All-Time High

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for March 11, 2024.

cd

Markets

Bitcoin CME Futures' Open Interest Reaches Record High of $10B

Notional open interest refers to the dollar value of the active or open futures contracts at a given time.

Open interest in CME bitcoin futures. (Velo Data)

Markets

Crypto Market Could Face Some Short-Term Headwinds, Coinbase Says

Positive drivers such as spot ETF inflows are likely to meet some important macro and technical headwinds in the coming weeks, the report said.

CEO Brian Armstrong posted 10 crypto startup ideas to Twitter he wishes someone would build. Why not Coinbase? (Coinbase, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Cathie Wood's ARK Invest Sold Nearly $150M Coinbase Shares Last Week

ARK Invest aims to have no individual holding surpass a 10% weighting of an ETF's value, making such large sell-offs necessary when an asset surges in value

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood

Policy

UK’s FCA Opens the Door for Institutional Investors to Build Crypto-Backed ETN Market

Products would be available to professional investors while retail consumers remain banned, the regulator said.

(FCA)

Finance

Bitcoin Jumps Over $71K as UK's FCA Lets Institutional Investors Create Crypto ETNs

The leading cryptocurrency had crossed $70,000 for the first time ever last week.

(Stefan Schurr/Shutterstock)