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

Bitcoin Miner Bitdeer to Buy ASIC Chip Designer Desiweminer for $140M in All-Stock Deal

Bitdeer agreed to acquire all outstanding shares in Desiweminer for a consideration of 20 million Class A ordinary BTDR shares on June 3.

(Bitdeer Group)

Finance

Core Scientific Rejects CoreWeave's Over $1B Buyout Offer

The board of Core Scientific rejected CoreWeave's offer to buy the miner for $5.75 per share.

Core Scientific's Marble facility in North Carolina. (Core Scientific)

Markets

Bitcoin Could Hit $150K by 2024-End on Hopes of Donald Trump Being Re-Elected: Standard Chartered

Favorable payroll data could open the way to $80,000 per bitcoin by end-June, Standard Chartered’s Geoffrey Kendrick said in a Thursday note.

Trump poster for 2024 election. (Jon Tyson/Unsplash)

Finance

Paxos Unveils Yield-Generating Stablecoin Lift Dollar

USDL is issued in the UAE and regulated by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).

Paxos CEO Charles Cascarilla (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Firms Hit by Newsletter Breach Attack, Mailing Lists Leaked

Crypto users are being warned to be careful with email newsletters in the coming days.

Crypto companies hit by newsletter breach (Mika Baumeister/Unsplash)

Policy

Biden Urged to Act as Lawmakers Fear for the Life of Detained Binance Exec in Nigeria

Binance and Gambaryan are facing money laundering and tax evasion charges in the country.

Tigran Gambaryan, Binance's head of crime compliance, is one of two executives detained in Nigeria. (Shutterstock/Consensus)

Markets

Bitcoin Crosses $71K as BTC ETFs See $880M Inflows in Best Day Since March

This marked the best day of inflows since March and the second-highest overall since 11 bitcoin ETFs went live in January.

(Giovanni Calia/Unsplash)

Markets

Galaxy Digital Could Benefit From Improving Political Sentiment Towards Crypto in U.S.: Benchmark

The broker assumed coverage of the digital assets platform with a buy rating and a C$19 price target.

Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

English Soccer Club Watford FC to Offer 10% Digital Equity Through Investment Platform Seedrs

Currently an EFL Championship club, Watford has periodically competed in the Premier League over the last decade.

Soccer stadium (jarmoluk/Pixabay)

Finance

Bitpanda Drafts Deutsche Bank to Process Fiat Transactions in Germany

This is Bitpanda's second major partnership in Germany this year after it was enlisted by LBBW to offer crypto custody services in the country.

Deutsche Bank logo