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

New Zealand Central Banker Adrian Orr Says Stablecoins Aren’t Stable: Report

The central banker said fiat money is more credible than stablecoins because it has the power of government behind it.

Auckland, New Zealand (Dan Freeman/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Logs Biggest Weekly Gain Since October as S&P 500 Tops 5K

The S&P 500 look expensive relative to bonds, but that does not imply risk aversion or outflow of money from stocks and crypto and into Treasury notes.

BTC's price (CoinDesk)

Tech

What Is ERC-404? The Experimental Standard Whose First Token Has Rocketed 12,000% in One Week

ERC-404 allows multiple wallets to directly own a single NFT and, in the future, create a use case where that specific exposure can be tokenized and used to take out loans or stake holdings.

Treasure chest (Ashin K Suresh/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

DeFi Platform Pendle Nears $1B in Total Value Locked

Pendle crossed the $100 million TVL mark in mid-June 2023.

Pendle TVL. (DeFiLlama)

Markets

Bitcoin Crosses $46K as Year of 'Long' Begins, Easing ETF Sell-Off

Over the next few days, East Asia will celebrate the start of the year of the dragon, which is considered to be one of the luckiest and most prosperous animals in the Chinese Zodiac.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Finance

Cryptodollar Minting Protocol M^0 Will Allow Institutions to Issue Stablecoins Backed by U.S. Treasuries

A kind of ‘money middleware for the digital age,’ the M^0 smart contract ruleset aims for institutional grade stablecoins that are decentralized and interoperable.

DeFi, T-bill, Yield, Paradigm

Policy

Do Kwon Wins Second Chance to Appeal Extradition From Montenegro

The appeal is a minor victory for Kwon, who initially won an appeal in November only for it to be subsequently overturned.

Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon on CoinDesk TV in December. (CoinDesk)

Web3

NFTs Are the Pillars of Digital Capitalism, Animoca Founder Says

Yat Siu explains why we shouldn't dismiss NFTs as monkey JPEGs and how blockchain acts as a political system of sorts, fostering a consensus-based democratic process.

Yat Siu is interviewed by CoinDesk at Ta Zhi DAO's lounge during the Taiwan Blockchain Week (Ta Zhi DAO)

Tech

Rollup Platform Dymension’s DYM Reaches $5.2B Valuation After Botched Start

As of Wednesday morning, validator “Big Brain Staking” holds over 35% of staked DYM tokens – attracting criticism from DYM holders for its large network influence.

Dollar flying (Pixabay)

Markets

SEC Delays Another Ether ETF Application

A decision for approving or denying a joint Ether ETF product has been pushed back, in line with analyst expectations.

SEC logo (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)