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

Filecoin's Liquid Staker Glif Raises $4.5M, Hints at Token Airdrop

Glif's "liquid leasing" gives FIL holders a way to earn yield on their assets.

Staking (Shutterstock)

Markets

Solana Back Up Following Major 5-Hour Outage

The blockchain freeze triggered a drop in Solana's SOL token, though it rebounded.

Solana's offices in New York (Danny Nelson)

Markets

Trump-Themed Tokens Rocket as Prominent Crypto Fund Bets on Coins Modeled After Ex-President

The former president has been a considerable driver for related crypto trading volume since 2020, data shows.

Trump Digital Trading Cards: MugShot Edition (CollectTrumpCards.com)

Policy

British Columbia Court Backs Ban on Crypto Mining in Canadian Province

Conifex, a B.C.-based cryptocurrency mining company, challenged B.C. Hydro's 18-month moratorium on mining.

Interior of the British Columbia court building in Vancouver, B.C (Wpcpey/Wikimedia Commons)

Tech

Hashnote's U.S. Treasuries Token Now Available Through Crypto Custodian Copper

Not all the so-called “on-chain treasuries” in the market are created equal, warns Hashnote CEO Leo Mizuhara.

DeFi, T-bill, Yield, Paradigm

Policy

FTX Seeks to Sell 8% Stake in Anthropic for Sake of 'Shareholders'

Court filings show the crypto estate wants to agree procedures so that it can sell the shares at the "optimal" time.

John J Ray III took over as FTX CEO in November 2022 (House Committee on Financial Services)

Markets

Bitcoin Floats Above $43K as 'Buy The Dip' Sentiment Prevails

Buying on dips remains the dominant tactic in the crypto market, one trader said.

El Salvador bought the dip. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Apparent 'Insiders’ Make Millions After Grabbing Ethereum Version of Dogwifhat

The Ethereum version of dogwifhat pumped, then dumped, within hours on Saturday, but blockchain data shows a few wallets picked up a large chunk of the supply after it was issued.

The dogwifhat meme (Know your meme)

Policy

Donald Trump Calls CBDCs and Artificial Intelligence 'Dangerous'

The Republican front-runner also said that AI-powered deepfakes were a "tremendous problem."

Trump Trading Cards Series 2 (OpenSea)

Markets

Bitcoin Flat as Traders Look Forward to the 'Year of the Dragon'

Market enthusiasts expect the year of the dragon to bring good fortune for the crypto market, but more traditional analysts advice caution.

A dragon statue. (Emanuela Meli/Unsplash)