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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Policy

Coinbase Picks Ireland for EU Hub With MiCA Law Set to Open European Market

Forthcoming European laws known as MiCA will allow the exchange to serve the entire EU bloc with a single license.

CEO Brian Armstrong posted 10 crypto startup ideas to Twitter he wishes someone would build. Why not Coinbase? (Coinbase, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

German Regulator Warns Consumers About MEXC's Crypto Custody

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority warned consumers that the MEXC exchange has been offering financial services without authorisation to do so.

German flag (Christian Wiediger / Unsplash)

Policy

FTX Used Billions in Customer Funds to Buy Back Binance Stake

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said in a 2022 post the company had received over $2.1 billion in binance usd (BUSD) stablecoins and FTX’s FTT tokens.

(CoinDesk, modified)

Tech

Elon Musk’s Plan to Charge New X Users $1 May Not Deter Crypto Bots

Crypto watchers say a nominal charge for using the service is unlikely to combat the bot problem.

(Shutterstock, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Elon Musk's Tesla Didn't Buy or Sell Any Bitcoin During the Third Quarter

Tesla did not buy or sell any bitcoin in the three months ended September.

A Tesla charging station (Getty Images)

Policy

Crypto World Hopeful as California Chases BitLicense in Absence of U.S. Feds

The BitLicense axis between New York and California may draw in other jurisdictions as the states solidify their position as the only regulatory option for crypto businesses in the U.S.

Crypto insiders credit California Governor Gavin Newsom's administration as good listeners as they work on their own version of New York's BitLicense. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Tech

Floki Developers Propose Staking and Utility Token Plans

The move could help amp up investor interest in FLOKI tokens, which form part of the Floki DAO ecosystem.

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

Finance

Ether.Fi Rolls Out Liquid Staking Token eETH, That Can be Restaked on EigenLayer

In March, Ether.fi raised $5.3 million in a seed round led by North Island VC.

(Brook Anderson/ Unsplash)

Policy

DLT Securities Rules Are Here to Stay, EU Official Says

New European laws took effect in April, but fears over its limited scale may have inhibited take-up.

L-R: Bank of America's Christopher Wallace, Teunis Brosens of ING, the European Commission's Ivan Keller, the Bank of England's Sasha Mills and Marina Reason of Herbert Smith Freehills (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

Policy

EU Privacy Watchdog Takes Aim at ‘Excessive Centralization’ of Digital Euro

The central bank digital currency has met significant opposition from lawmakers worried over the potential for state snooping

EU officials are touting the benefits of a digital euro. (Ervins Strauhmanis/Flickr)