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

Solana, Avalanche Tokens Slide as Bitcoin Traders Target Eye Support at $38K

Over half of the profits accumulated by short-term bitcoin holders have been wiped out, Bitfinex analysts said in a Tuesday note.

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Markets

FTT Bucks Market Turmoil as FTX Estate Revealed to Be Behind GBTC Sales

FTT was up 11% in the past 24 hours as the broader market tracked by CoinDesk 20 slumped 4%.

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Markets

Bottom Fishing in Bitcoin? Here Are the Key Signs To Watch for

Savvy traders are looking for signs of capitulation in the spot and perpetual futures market, and renewed demand for calls when calling market bottom and trend reversal higher.

Investors bottom fishing  (Robson Hatsukami Morgan, Unsplash)

Policy

Trump Reiterates Anti-CBDC Stance, Credits Vivek Ramaswamy for Policy Guidance

The Republican frontrunner credited former candidate Vivek Ramaswamy for the policy.

Donald Trump (CSPAN Screenshot)

Markets

Bitcoin Unphased by China's Stimulus Plan

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index and the CSI 300 both responded to Beijing's plan to reboot China's domestic stock market, but bitcoin remains in the red.

16:9 Crop: Shanghai, China (Li Yang / Unsplash)

Policy

Crypto Backers B. Riley and Nomura Entangled in SEC Probe: Bloomberg

A statement from B. Riley said it was unaware of any such investigation from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

SEC logo (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Trading Volume on Proshares Bitcoin ETF Tanks 75% as Focus Shifts to Spot ETFs

Observers said BITO will remain an integral part of the market as a hedging instrument for authorized participants associated with the recently launched spot ETFs.

A user tracks charts on an tablet with a keyboard and larger monitor in the background.

Markets

Dogecoin, Floki Bullish Bets Rise on X Payments Speculation

DOGE has the tendency to surge on payments-related developments at any Elon Musk-owned companies, such as X or Tesla. Floki, named after Musk’s dog, moves as a beta bet among midcap traders.

A Shiba inu, the dog breed that inspired both DOGE and SHIB, is getting a ride in cryptocurrency markets. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bullish Bitcoin Bets Rise as Implied Volatility Slides

Some traders bought bitcoin calls at strikes $45,000 and $46,000 during Thursday's U.S. trading hours, according to over-the-counter institutional cryptocurrency trading network Paradigm.

Institutional traders are more bullish on bitcoin than alternative cryptocurrencies. (Hans Eiskonen/Unsplash)

Web3

'One-Stop Station' Digital Identity Service Root Protocol Raises $10M Seed Funding

The funding rounds, which gave Root a $100 million valuation, were led by Animoca Brands and included contributions from a slew of other notable investors

Tree roots (StockSnap/Pixabay)