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

Tech

THORSwap Pauses Platform After Series of FTX Hack-Linked Trades

A THORSwap developer said the team “stands firmly against any and all criminal actions” in a message to CoinDesk. After the move, the FTX Exploiter started swapping funds into the Threshold Network's tBTC tokens.

Oct 6, 2023

The recent call for a "pause" on AI innovation should be seen as a red flag. (أخٌ‌في‌الله /Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: DOJ: SBF’s Crypto Empire Was Built on a Lie

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 5, 2023.

Oct 5, 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

FTX Employees Knew About the Backdoor to Alameda Months Before Collapse: WSJ

The employees flagged their discovery to one of FTX's director of engineering Nishad Singh but the problem never got fixed.

Oct 5, 2023

Finance

Crypto Fundraising Hits 3-Year Low as Firms Struggle to Raise Capital: Messari

The amount raised by crypto firms in Q3 fell to just under $2.1 billion, across 297 deals, the lowest on both counts since Q4 2020

Oct 5, 2023

two fingers adding a coin to one pile of coins among many

Markets

Bitcoin Holds Steady at $27.6K; Why Are XRP, AVAX Prices Pumping?

Ether fell 0.5%, Solana’s SOL fell 1.4%, while Cardano’s ADA and BNB Chain’s BNB traded flat.

Oct 5, 2023

Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies have been riding along relatively flat terrain. (Marianna Lutkova/Unsplash)

Policy

Dutch Crypto Companies Score Legal Win in Fight Against $2.3M Supervision Bill

The Dutch central bank shouldn’t have made Binance successor Coinmerce and others pay for their anti-money laundering registration, a Rotterdam court said

Oct 5, 2023