Parikshit Mishra

Regional Head of Asia

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.

Latest from Parikshit Mishra

Markets

Bitcoin Holds Steady Above $34K After Hawkish Bank of Japan Decision

The BOJ's yield curve control program has been a major source of liquidity for financial markets since 2016.

Oct 31, 2023

Policy

Sam Bankman-Fried's Defense Team Makes Last-Ditch Bid to Get 'English Law' Detail in Jury Instructions

The term may have implications for the fraud charges Bankman-Fried faces.

Oct 31, 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Shows No Signs of Overheating, Despite Doubling This Year: Analysis

Bitcoin has doubled this year. The bullish trend may continue unabated as key indicator shows no signs of overheating, according to IntoTheBlock.

Oct 30, 2023

More claimants are turning up the heat on Celsius. (Unsplash)

Finance

DeFi Market Recovers From 30-Month Low as Volume Hits Highest Point Since March

Total value locked across DeFi protocols has risen from $35.8 billion to $42 billion in two weeks.

Oct 30, 2023

Markets

Bitcoin Whales Take Charge as Number of $100K Transactions Surge

The number of transactions of over $100,000 on the Bitcoin blockchain rose to a new year-to-date high last week.

Oct 30, 2023

Markets

CME on the Cusp of Replacing Binance as Top Bitcoin Futures Exchange

With a notional open interest (OI) of $3.54 billion, CME is now the second-largest bitcoin futures exchange.

Oct 30, 2023

Finance

Thailand’s Kasikorn Bank Buys Majority Stake in Satang Crypto Exchange for $103M

The move continues a trend of Thailand's major traditional financial institutions moving into crypto.

Oct 30, 2023

Markets

Dollar/Yen Trading Volume Surpasses Bitcoin on DeFi Platform Gains Network

Early Thursday, a large leveraged short position in USD/JPY pair worth $8.26 million crossed the tape on Gains Network.

Oct 26, 2023

Anchorage Digital is supporting a Japanese yen stablecoin (Shutterstock)

Finance

JPMorgan Handles $1B Transactions Daily In Digital Token JPM Coin: Bloomberg

JPMorgan has plans to widen the coin's usage the bank's head of payments Takis Georgakopoulos said in an interview

Oct 26, 2023

Finance

Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered Test SWIFT Killer for Stablecoins and CBDCs

The Universal Digital Payments Network instructs and allows transactions, ranging from stablecoins on public blockchains to central bank digital currencies.

Oct 26, 2023