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

Policy

UK's Central Bank Forges Ahead With Plans for a Systemic Stablecoin Regime

The U.K. recently passed the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 into law, which gave the BoE powers to set up a systemic stablecoin regime.

Aug 8, 2023

Tech

Fake PayPal USD Tokens Pop up on Several Blockchains

Some of these tokens can’t be sold after purchase, while some can pull the rug at any moment.

Aug 8, 2023

Finance

Bitstamp Raising Funds for Asia, Europe Expansion: Bloomberg

Bitstamp is one of the oldest crypto exchanges, founded in 2011.

Aug 8, 2023

The Bitstamp booth at a crypto conference (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Reddit Community Tokens Moons and Bricks Soar 50% on Kraken Listing

Kraken and Kraken Pro users can trade both coins against the U.S. dollar and euro in the spot market.

Aug 8, 2023

Reddit has submitted a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to go public on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “RDDT.” (Brett Jordan/Unsplash)

Markets

Huobi Receives $200M USDT, $9M Ether From Whale

Transfers occur as outflows from the exchange continues.

Aug 8, 2023

Markets

Huobi's Stablecoin Reserves Down 30% Amid Reports of Executive Arrests

Data from Nansen.ai shows that users have withdrawn $44.8 million in stablecoins during the last week.

Aug 7, 2023

Tech

Curve Recoups 73% of Hacked Funds, Bolstering CRV Sentiment

A public bounty is now open for finding the remaining funds with a $1.8 million reward.

Aug 7, 2023

Policy

Revolut Suspends U.S. Crypto Platform Over Regulatory Uncertainty

The digital bank said U.S. customers will not be able to access crypto via its platform starting Oct. 3.

Aug 4, 2023

Fintech giant Revolut is said to be planning to issue a stablecoin of its own. (A. Aleksandravicius/Shutterstock)

Finance

Trader Joe Debuts on Ethereum; JOE Jumps 3%

The DEX's Liquidity Pool was already available on Arbitrum, BNB Chain and Avalanche.

Aug 4, 2023

Markets

Cat Coin Toshi Purrs on New Base Blockchain

The token named after Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong's pet is gaining traction on the layer 2 network that's set to go live next week.

Aug 4, 2023