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

Cathie Wood’s ARK Sells Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Holdings, Coinbase for Second Day

Cathie Wood’s fund is continuing to sell crypto-related stocks as the market hits a high not seen since early 2022.

Okt 25, 2023

Cathie Wood's Ark Invest has purchased more shares of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Coinbase Says SEC Is Attempting to ‘Redefine Definition of an Investment Contract’

Coinbase argues in a new filing that the Securities and Exchange Commission is attempting to control all investment activity and define its own regulatory ambit.

Okt 25, 2023

Bitwise submitted an S-1 form to the SEC, a step forward for its dogecoin ETF plans. (CoinDesk)

Markets

Ethereum Fees Spike as Meme Coin Frenzy Returns; PEPE, HarryPotterObamaSonic10Inu, SPX6900 Pop 40%

The rising gas fees suggest increased network usage.

Okt 24, 2023

Ether gas fees have come down to a six-month low.

Tech

Friend.Tech User Dumps Keys Worth $1.5M, Switches to Bitcoin dApp

Newer opportunities have stalled Friend.Tech’s initial growth wave, and applications such as New Bitcoin City are quickly emerging as one of the biggest bets.

Okt 24, 2023

(Metropolitan Museum of Art, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Bears Lose $178M as Prices Break Past $34K

Traders on crypto exchanges Binance, Huobi and OKX were hit for $50 million each, suggesting a large amount of leverage used on those platforms.

Okt 24, 2023

Markets

Bitcoin in ‘Anti-Gravity’ Phase as ETF Approval Nears Finish Line

As bitcoin pushes 12% during Asia trading, there are parallels to the first Gold ETF and beyond, industry stakeholders and analysts said.

Okt 24, 2023

Finance

Solana's Largest Defi Protocol Marinade Starts Blocking UK Users

Marinade and Orca Finance have both blocked U.K. users over "compliance concerns."

Okt 23, 2023

Marinade blocks U.K. users ( Georg Bommeli/Unsplash)

Finance

Web3 Security Firm Blockaid Raises $27M to Help Tackle Industry's 'Never-Ending' Challenges

Blockaid claims to have scanned 450 million transactions, thwarted 1.2 million malicious transactions and safeguarded $500 million in user funds in the last three months .

Okt 23, 2023

Markets

Sam Altman's Worldcoin Switches Orb Rewards Plan to Boost WLD Supply

Users will receive WLD tokens, instead of USDC, starting Tuesday, as per a new developer document.

Okt 23, 2023

The Worldcoin Orb scans a QR code to kick off the iris scan in Paris. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Markets

Reddit Crypto Community Removes Moderators Accused of MOON Insider Trading

The MOON token is here to stay, r/CryptoCurrency subreddit said.

Okt 23, 2023