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

Swiss Crypto Bank Sygnum Inches Closer to 'Unicorn' Status With $40M Raise

The company said that its initial target for the funding round was $35 million.

Funding (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)

Finance

Crypto Custodian BitGo Receives Investment From Iconic Cash Handling Firm Brink’s

Brink’s says it is continuing its growth in the evolving digital asset industry with the BitGo investment.

A Brink's armoured truck (Brink's)

Finance

Crypto Lender Nexo Seeking $3B in Damages From Bulgaria

Nexo has accused the country of making "wrongful and politically motivated actions...involving unjustified and oppressive criminal investigations."

Antoni Trenchev Co-Founder Nexo (Shutterstock/Coindesk)

Policy

Japanese Lawmakers Want To Carve Out New Web3 Policies: CoinDesk Japan

"We would like to grasp the current situation in areas other than decentralized autonomous organizations and identify new important points for policy," Congressman Hideto Kawasaki said.

Japan (Su San Lee/Unsplash)

Policy

Indonesia's Crypto Tax Revenue Falls 63% in 2023 Despite Bitcoin's Surge

The country's tax revenue in 2023 was substantially lower than 2022, when the tax regime was introduced.

Indonesia flag (Bisma Mahendra/Unsplash)

Markets

Donald Trump-Labeled Wallet Has Over $1M of TRUMP Meme Coin

Issuance of the TRUMP tokens has nothing to do with Trump directly, but some are using the tokens as a speculative bet on his ongoing presidential campaign.

Donald Trump Trading Card NFTs (OpenSea)

Markets

Crypto Whales Hunt for Bargains As Bitcoin Prices Slide, Data Shows

Bitcoin traded at a fat premium on Bitfinex compared to the global average price over the weekend, hinting at bargain hunting by whales.

Whales feeding (Shutterstock)

Policy

Tornado Cash Developers Storm, Pertsev Raise Over $350K for Legal Defense With Support From Snowden

Tornado Cash developers Alexey Pertsev, Roman Storm and Roman Semenov face allegations of money laundering.

Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Semenov (Roman Semenov)

Finance

Crypto Custody Specialist Taurus Brings Tokenized Securities to Retail Customers in Switzerland

Swiss financial regulator FINMA has approved Taurus’s TDX marketplace to offer blockchain-based shares in unlisted companies to retail investors.

From left to right: Lamine Brahimi, Co-Founder and Managing Partner; Dr. Jean-Philippe Aumasson, Co-Founder and CSO; Oren-Olivier Puder, Co-Founder and Chairman; Sébastien Dessimoz,  Co-Founder and Managing Partner (Taurus)

Markets

Bitcoin Under $39K as ETF Debut Continues to Be a ‘Sell-the-News’ Event

BTC was down nearly 5% in the past 24 hours, reaching its lowest level in two months. The CoinDesk 20, a liquid index of the highest tokens by market capitalization, fell 7%.

Downgrade spiral staricase going down downwards (Unsplash)