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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Markets

Bitcoin's Implied Volatility Gauge Tops Ether for Record 20 Straight Days

The spread between dominant crypto options exchange Deribit's forward-looking 30-day implied volatility index for ether (ETH DVOL) and bitcoin (BTC DVOL) has been consistently negative since Sept. 7.

La volatilidad de bitcoin y ether está haciendo tambalear tanto a alcistas como bajistas. (Matt Hardy/Unsplash)

Markets

Shiba Inu Ecosystem Token Bone Jumps 10% as Developers Take Key Security Step

Bone is part of a trio of tokens – others being treat (TREAT) and leash (LEASH) – that are used to pay fees and vote on governance matters on the Shibarium blockchain, which was released by Shiba developers in August.

SHIB enters another week in the red. (Artem Ivanov/Unsplash)

Markets

Thailand’s SCBX and Korean Web3 Firm Hashed Ink R&D Partnership

The partnership comes weeks after KBank, a rival of SCBX, announced a $100 million web3 fund.

SCBX and Hashed Signing Agreement (Provided)

Web3

NFT Brand Pudgy Penguins Debuts Toy Collection in 2,000 Walmart Stores

Each toy provides access to Pudgy World, a multiplayer digital social experience, which could help improve visibility and users of the Pudgy Penguin brand.

Pudgy Penguins NFT are on a holiday rally. (Screenshot)

Markets

Ether Flashes Bullish 'DeMark' Signal, Technical Analysis Suggests

DeMark indicators help market participants gauge potential inflection points in market trends and are quite popular among traders.

Ether's price chart (CoinDesk/TradingView)

Policy

Taiwan Issues Crypto Guidance as It Steps Up Regulation

The guiding principles focus on customer protection and include requirements to custody client funds separately from company assets.

Taiwan (Timo Volz/Unsplah)

Policy

Celsius' Bankruptcy Nears End as Creditors Approve Reorganization Plan

Most of the classes in the bankruptcy claim voted by more than 98% in favor of the reorganization.

Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky outside a courthouse in New York on July 25, 2023. (Anna Baydakova/CoinDesk)

Markets

World May Not Be Ready for U.S. Interest Rate at 7%, JPMorgan CEO Says

U.S. rates at 7% could push the U.S. economy into a recession, triggering risk aversion in financial markets.

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon (CoinDesk)

Policy

Ben Armstrong, Founder of Bitboy Crypto Channel, Released on Bail After Arrest

Armstrong has had an apparent fallout with his former business partners, several tweets suggest.

jail (Shutterstock)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Aptos Rallies While Major Cryptos Trade Lower

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 25, 2023.

Aptos 24-hour price chart. (CoinDesk)