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.

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Markets

Crypto OTC Volumes on Wintermute Soared 400% in 2023

The market maker said the uptick in over-the-counter trading was due to volumes moving off-exchange.

OTC volumes in 2023. (Wintermute)

Policy

BlackRock, VanEck and Others Update Bitcoin ETF Filing Within Hours of Quick SEC Response

The filings indicate that the two entities were among the prospective issuers that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sent comments in the past 24 hours.

(Jim Henderson, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

'Grayscale Discount' Sinks to Lowest in 18 Months on Bets for GBTC Conversion to Bitcoin ETF

Data shows the discount fell to as low as 5.6% on Monday, reaching a level previously seen in June 2021.

Grayscale Bitcoin Trust discount is narrowing. (YCharts)

Markets

Jim Cramer Now Says Bitcoin Is 'Topping Out'

Cramer’s picks have the tendency to move in the opposite direction he touts.

Jim Cramer

Markets

Bitcoin ETF Approval Expected Soon, Bears Lose $100M

Futures tracking crypto markets saw some $155 million in shorts liquidated in the past 24 hours after a sudden uptick in prices in U.S. hours.

SEC headquarters (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

Grayscale Announces 1.5% Fees for Its Proposed Bitcoin ETF Uplist

Grayscale, which has some $27 billion in assets under management (AUM), said it was adding Jane Street, Virtu, Macquarie Capital and ABN AMRO Clearing as authorized participants (APs), in an updated S3 filing on Monday.

Michael Sonnenshein (CoinDesk)

Finance

ARK's ETF Rebalancing Continues With $20.6M Coinbase Sale

ARK Invest has a target of no individual stock surpassing 10% weighting of an ETF's value. COIN doubled in price in the last three months of 2023, bringing about consistent sales of the crypto exchange's stock by ARK

(Alpha Photo/Flickr)

Markets

Solana Meme Coins See 80% Price Drop After December Frenzy

The Solana ecosystem boomed in December as bonk tokens started a multiweek run of over 1,000%, grabbing listings on influential exchanges Binance and Coinbase.

The dogwifhat meme (Know your meme)

Markets

Bitcoin, Asian Stocks Drop as Traders Pare March Fed Rate Cut Bets

Friday's payrolls will likely compel the Fed to maintain flexibility in its policy decisions going forward, one observer said.

BTC's price (CoinDesk)

Markets

Solana Nears $100 as Meme Coin Frenzy Continues to Drive Rally

Value locked on Solana applications grew in tandem, rising to $1.3 billion worth of tokens from the $400 million mark in November to reach levels previously seen in July 2022.

The dogwifhat meme (Know your meme)