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

Markets

Bitcoin's Bull Run Has Plenty of Steam Left, These Indicators Suggest

Key indicators tracking Bitcoin's blockchain activity, miner flows, and the 200-day moving average suggest bitcoin is far from being overvalued and could continue to rally in 2024.

Dec 14, 2023

Markets

Meme Coin BONK Spikes 40% on Coinbase Listing

Prices reversed nearly all losses from last week following the announcement. BONK traded at $0.000014 on Thursday morning, with a trading volume of over $235 million.

Dec 14, 2023

Finance

HTX, Poloniex Assets Are '100% Safe' Says Justin Sun After $200M Hack

Both exchanges lost a combined total of more than $200 million in a series of hacks last month.

Dec 13, 2023

Consensus 2019 Justin Sun CEO TRON (CoinDesk)

Finance

ARK Invest Sells Coinbase Shares for Third Straight Day

The investment firm has sold the crypto exchange's stock on all but two trading days this month.

Dec 13, 2023

Markets

Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick Is a Bitcoin Maxi and Tether Fan

He said Cantor Fitzgerald is a custodian of the U.S. Treasuries that Tether holds to back its USDT stablecoin.

Dec 13, 2023

Cantor Fitzgerald's Howard Lutnick (World Economic Forum)

Finance

Coinbase to Bring TradFi Assets On-Chain With New Platform Built on Base Under Abu Dhabi Regulator's Oversight

"Project Diamond" lets institutions create and trade digital native versions of financial instruments such as debt using Base in a regulated manner.

Dec 12, 2023

Policy

China to Verify Citizens' Identities With New Blockchain-Based Platform

The announcement follows a government rule change to require social media influencers to display their real names.

Dec 12, 2023

Finance

Bitcoin Wallet Conio, Coinbase Team Up to Bring Crypto to Italian Banks

Conio is also looking at tokenization, and is involved in the Euro Token project overseen by the innovation center of the Bank of Italy.

Dec 11, 2023

Conio general manager Orlando Merone (Conio)

Finance

Crypto VC C1 With Coinbase Lineage Eyes Acquisition in Australia: Report

Australia has taken a cautious approach to the larger crypto industry ever since the collapse of FTX.

Dec 11, 2023

Markets

Bitcoin's 4% Drop Cools Overheated Funding Rates, Data Show

Funding rates for major tokens, including BTC, have normalized to below 0.1%, indicating an exit of over leveraged bulls.

Dec 11, 2023