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

Binance and SEC Move to Halt Case, Find an Early Resolution

The newly launched crypto task force could help " facilitate the potential resolution of this case," the court filing said.

Binance ex-CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (CoinDesk archives)

Policy

Hong Kong Confirms Bitcoin, Ether Can Be Used to Prove Wealth for Investment Visa

Hong Kong's New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme, a visa targeting wealthy migrants, accepts crypto as a means to prove required net worth, a spokesperson confirms.

Hong Kong's skyline (Chris Lam/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Investors Lost Over $500M in Memecoin Rug Pulls and Scams in 2024

The majority of scams involved gaining access to notable people's social media accounts through social engineering.

Hacker (Towfiqu Barbhuiya/Unsplash)

Markets

WazirX Offers 85% of Stolen User Funds as Rebalancing Ends

Fund distribution will begin if creditors approve the plan, bringing partial money recovery for victims of the $230 million hack that hit the Indian crypto exchange in July.

(Shutterstock)

Markets

Ether Has Underperformed, but Total Value Locked on Ethereum Is Rising: Citi

Ether has dropped over 20% this year, but fundamentals are improving, the report said.

Citi bank and HSBC skyscrapers at night (Miquel Parera/Unsplash)

Markets

Hedge Funds Are Short Ether CME Futures Like Never Before. Is It Carry Trade or Outright Bearish Bets?

The record short interest is led by carry trades and some amount of outright bearish bets on the second-largest cryptocurrency.

Hedge fund. (viarami/Pixabay

Markets

Analysts Give XRP, Dogecoin, Litecoin ETFs ‘High Odds’ of Approval

There’s a 90% chance Litecoin ETFs are approved, followed by 75% odds for a dogecoin ETF.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Shutterstock)

Markets

Grayscale ETF Application Helps Cardano's ADA Outshine Bitcoin and Ether

The CME has not yet listed ADA futures, which is widely considered a prerequisite for gaining approval for a spot ETF

ADA token's price chart. (CoinDesk)

Markets

New Trump Tariffs Spell Caution for Bitcoin, Ether, Dogecoin Bets

ETH, DOGE Price Analysis: How Trump Tariffs May Impact Cryptos Such as Ether, Dogecoin

Bull and bear (Shutterstock)

Markets

XRP in Focus as Ripple Targets Portugal’s Crypto Ecosystem in Latest Partnership

Ripple payments use the XRP Ledger, where users can send and receive different currencies, including fiat money and crypto assets, through a network of financial institutions using the XRP token.

(Ripple)