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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Finance

Maple Finance Eyes Asian Expansion With $5M Investment, Returns to Solana

The protocol’s focus on growth in Asia-Pacific showcases the region’s increasing importance in the crypto industry.

Sidney Powell, CEO of Maple (left) at Consensus 2023 (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

Thailand Warns Meta to Rein In Crypto Scams or Face Expulsion

A Thai lawmaker is seeking a court order to shut down Facebook in the country by the end of the month, accusing the platform of supporting fraudulent investment schemes.

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Tech

Shiba Inu Plans Shibarium's Public Restart Days After Botched Launch

Test blocks on the network are processing as normal after developers blamed the earlier stoppage on unprecedented demand.

Shiba Inu. (Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Looks Most Oversold Since Covid Crash, Key Indicator Suggests

Bitcoin's relative strength index has dropped well below 30 to its strongest oversold reading since March 2020.

The 14-day RSI has dropped to lowest since March 2020. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Tumbles Below $26.5K

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 18, 2023.

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Finance

Crypto Lender Exactly Hit by $12M Bridge Exploit

The protocol becomes the latest in a long line of firms to be struck by a hack involving a cross-chain bridge.

Prime Protocol to eliminate need for cross-chain bridges (Charlie Green/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Perpetual Funding Rates Crash as Price Slide Puts Short Volatility Bets at Risk

Funding rates tanked on several exchanges, indicating a steep discount in bitcoin perpetual futures.

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Policy

Celsius Creditors to Vote on Bankruptcy-Escape Plan After Judicial Approval

Creditors will have a month to mull the sale to Fahrenheit, which court filings say could see them recover 67%-85% of holdings.

(Mustang Joe/Flickr)

Markets

No, Elon Musk's SpaceX Isn't the Cause of This Multi-Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Bloodbath

Bitcoin prices fell suddenly late on Thursday amid reports of hundreds of millions in sales, triggering a bloodbath across futures and spot markets.

(The Scream, undated drawing Edvard Munch, Bergen Kunstmuseum/Wikimedia Commons)

Finance

Securitize Agrees to Buy Crypto Wealth Manager Onramp to Expand RIA Services

The acquisition is expected to close in the coming days and terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.

Carlos Domingo, CEO of Securitize (Securitize)