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

Crypto Stocks Advance Pre-Market as Bitcoin Tops $51K, Market Cap Hits 26-Month High

Total crypto market cap climbed to $2 trillion for the first time since April 2022.

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Markets

Starknet's STRK Could Debut With Market Cap of Over $1B, Aevo's Pre-Launch Futures Suggest

Starknet is set to launch its native token STRK through an airdrop of 728 million coins on Feb. 20.

Trader. (Tumisu/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Tops $21B, Highest Since November 2021

While notional open interest has surged, the overall leverage build-up is still relatively low.

Bitcoin's futures open interest

Markets

Bitcoin Traders Scoop Up Options Bets at $65K and Higher

The bullish flow is reminiscent of the 2020-2021 bull market when traders consistently snapped up bitcoin calls at levels well above the going market rate.

Hazel nuts, scoop (AndreasAux/Pixabay)

Markets

Solana Leads Gains in Crypto Majors, Bitcoin Metric Suggests Low Retail Growth

The CoinDesk 20, a liquid index of the top twenty cryptocurrencies, rose 4% in the past 24 hours.

stepwise increasing stacks of coins pictured against a chart of rising price candles

Markets

Michael Saylor Believes Demand for Bitcoin Products Is 10x the Supply

MicroStrategy co-founder and executive chairman says his company is re-branding as a bitcoin development company during CNBC interview.

MicroStrategy Executive Director Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin May Face Stiff Resistance Near $48.5K, On-Chain Analysis Shows

Nearly 270,000 BTC have been acquired at an average cost of $48,491, as analysis by IntoTheBlock shows.

Bitcoin Addresses (IntoTheBlock)

Markets

Bitcoin 'Stronger’ Ahead of Halving: Grayscale

Spot bitcoin ETFs have amassed more than 192,000 bitcoin in holdings, as of Friday, since their launch nearly a month ago.

image of someone splitting a log vertically in half with a long-handled ax

Markets

Ethereum Validator Entry Queue Signals Renewed Interest in Staking

The validator entry queue has jumped to 7,045, the highest since Oct. 6, according to data source ValidatorQueue.

Staking (Shutterstock)

Policy

Australian Judge Hands Split Decision in Market’s Regulator vs Block Earner

The court will determine the fine Block Earner will have to pay during a scheduled hearing on March 1, 2024.

Sydney Opera House in Australia (Stanbalik/Pixabay)