Parikshit Mishra

Regional Head of Asia

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.

Latest from Parikshit Mishra

Finance

Institutional Crypto Wallet Provider Utila Raises $11.5M, Aims to Facilitate Tokenization Boom

Utila's self-custodial wallet offers a simplified user interface, fast onboarding process and recently added enhanced tokenization capabilities to better serve token issuers, co-founder and CEO Bentzi Rabi said in an interview.

Mar 5, 2024

Policy

Crypto Lender Nexo Secures First Regulatory Victory in Dubai

Receiving a full license involves three stages: an initial provisional permit, a preparatory license, and an operating license.

Mar 5, 2024

Policy

Terra’s Do Kwon Wins Extradition Appeal in Montenegro as Case Heads for Retrial

Kwon is facing fraud charges in the U.S. around his role in Terra's collapse.

Mar 5, 2024

Terra co-founders Daniel Shin and Do Kwon (Terraform Labs)

Finance

DWF Labs Invests $10M in TokenFi for AI-Push, TOKEN Crosses All-Time High

The purchase will be done over a two-year period, developers told CoinDesk.

Mar 5, 2024

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

Policy

Binance Will Discontinue Its Nigerian Naira Services After Government Scrutiny

Two Binance executives were recently detained in the country, and the exchange’s CEO Richard Teng, has been summoned to appear before a committee.

Mar 5, 2024

Finance

Deutsche Boerse Starts Crypto Trading Platform for Institutional Clients

Deutsche Boerse will operate the trading venue, and Crypto Finance will provide settlement and custody services.

Mar 5, 2024

Markets

Shiba Inu Prices Briefly Dropped 50% on Coinbase

The tokens have logged over $1.7 billion in volumes on the regulated exchange in the past 24 hours, the most among counterparts.

Mar 5, 2024

Markets

Crypto Liquidations Cross $550M as Bitcoin Remains Volatile Ahead of Historic Highs

Memecoin futures took on nearly $90 million in liquidations as prices corrected after a massive rally in the past week.

Mar 5, 2024

Markets

Deribit's Bitcoin Volatility Index Signals Price Turbulence, Hits 16-Month High

The surging implied volatility has boosted the allure of "call overwriting" strategies that allow investors to generate additional yield on top of their spot market holdings.

Mar 5, 2024

The DVOL index has surged alongside bitcoin's price. (Deribit)

Policy

BRICS Will Create Payment System Based on Digital Currencies and Blockchain: Report

For some time now, the BRICS grouping has been making efforts to reduce its reliance on U.S. dollars in settlement.

Mar 5, 2024