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

Bitcoin Tentative, Asian Stocks Slide on BOJ Rate Hike Talks

The BOJ has long been seen as a major source of uncertainty for financial markets, including cryptocurrencies.

Japan (Su San Lee/Unsplash)

Markets

Dogwifhat Community Plan to Put the Meme on the Vegas Sphere

Social media users wonder if the display marks “cycle top” behavior.

Dogwifhat on the Vegas Sphere. (WIF Sphere donation page)

Markets

PEPE Leads Meme Coin Rally as Ether Nears $4K

Traders have been using meme tokens as a proxy bet on the growth of Ethereum or other blockchains.

DOGE Meme shiba inu (Atsuko Sato)

Markets

Stablecoin Project Ethena Labs Bags $4M for USDe Treasury

The stablecoin earns yield by shorting ether futures and capturing funding rates - which have surged in the past two weeks.

A U.S. dollar coin balances on top of rocks

Markets

Return of Animal Spirits? Bitcoin Traders Lock $20M in the $200K Call Option

Bitcoin traders are having a relook at the $200,000 call option after a gap of nearly three years.

(John Angel/Unsplash)

Policy

U.S. Will Appeal Do Kwon's Extradition to South Korea: Justice Department

On Thursday, Kwon's attorney Goran Rodic told CoinDesk via text that a Montenegro court had ruled to extradite him to South Korea.

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon (Terra)

Markets

Solana Meme Coin Dogwifhat Surges 48% to Record, Beats BONK, DOGE to $2

Some meme coins are surging in anticipation of more exchange listings in the coming months.

The dogwifhat meme (Know your meme)

Markets

Bitcoin Rebounds as $150K Target for 2024 Comes in View

Crypto markets slid as much as 10% in the past 24 hours, but have quickly been bought up by bulls.

(Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)

Policy

Binance.US Slashed Two-Thirds of Its Workforce as Revenue Plunged After SEC Lawsuit: Court Transcript

"The allegations of the SEC severely undermined institutional trust in our platform," Binance.US executive Christopher Blodgett said during a deposition.

Two large stacked blocks displaying Binance's logo at a trade show.

Markets

Crypto Funding Rates Reset After Bitcoin's Sharp Pullback From $69K

The market-wide resetting of funding rates means potential for a more long-lasting move to record highs in bitcoin.

Funding rates have normalized with bitcoin's overnight price pullback. (Velo Data)