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

Crypto Monthly Trading Volume Drops for First Time in Seven Months to $6.58T

Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency by market value, fell nearly 15% in April, ending a seven-month streak.

Crypto spot vs derivatives trading volume with derivatives market share. (CCData)

Policy

UK Minister Says Government Only Has Time to Implement Stablecoin, Staking Legislation

Economic Secretary Bim Afolami said that the government could put through stablecoin and staking legislation in the coming weeks but will outline what more is coming later.

U.K Economic Secretary Bim Afolami (U.K. Parliament)

Policy

The Crypto Lawsuit State of Play

The industry is virtually flooding the courts with requests for clarity.

SEC headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Bitpanda Expands Austrian Presence With Raiffeisen Bank Partnership

Earlier this week, Bitpanda said it was opening a Dubai office, making UAE the choice of its first expansion outside of Europe.

The founders of Bitpanda (L-R) Christian Trummer, Paul Klanschek, Eric Demuth (Bitpanda)

Markets

Lyra Finance Now Lets Liquid Restaking Token Holders Earn Extra Yields From Automated Trade Strategies

LRT holders can tokenize any yield-bearing strategy to generate an annualized percentage yield of 10% to 50%.

Coins raining down on an umbrella (Getty Images)

Finance

Indonesian Authorities Bust Synthetic Marijuana Lab Supported by Crypto

The syndicate had been operating for six months before being apprehended last week.

Marijuana plant. (Shutterstock)

Markets

Robinhood Would Likely Win Crypto Court Case With the SEC: KBW

The platform being issued a Wells Notice by the SEC is surprising given the company’s conservative approach to digital assets listings, the report said.

Robinhood app on a smartphone (Shutterstock)

Policy

Australia’s Tax Office Tells Crypto Exchanges to Hand Over Transaction Details of 1.2 Million Accounts: Reuters

The ATO said the data will help identify traders who failed to report their cryptocurrency-related activities.

Sydney Opera House in Australia (Stanbalik/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Rebound Has Crypto Options Traders Anticipating $100K

The number of active bitcoin call contracts is significantly higher than puts, indicating bullish market sentiment.

16:9 Stock market rally (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

Finance

Poloniex Hacker Sends $3.3M Worth of Ether to Tornado Cash

The hacked funds had previously been dormant for 178 days.

Hacker (Towfiqu Barbhuiya/Unsplash)