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

Crypto Options Volume on CME Rose to Nearly $1B in July: CCData

The increase suggests that institutions might be hedging their positions.

Aug 4, 2023

Policy

Sam Bankman-Fried Faces Jail as Justice Department Pushes for Incarceration

The department responded to the FTX founder's defense team, which argued that the DOJ was portraying him in a negative light.

Aug 4, 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried (left) exits a courthouse after a hearing on July 26, 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Ether Liquid Staking Protocols Could Double in 2 Years: HashKey

Ether staking is a $100 billion-plus opportunity, potentially growing into a $1 trillion sector, with liquid staking protocols doubling in size in two years.

Aug 3, 2023

Tech

Alameda-Linked Coins Pumped by Twitter Bots After FTX Listing, Report Shows

At times, Twitter bots accounted for roughly half of all "chatter" on the platform involving five FTX-listed altcoins.

Aug 3, 2023

FTX EU will allow customers to withdraw funds that have been locked on the platform. (CraigRJD/Getty Images)

Tech

Shiba Inu Takes Step to Become DeFi Contender With Digital IDs

Digital identity verification will be a part of all Shiba Inu developments in the future, including on the upcoming Shibarium layer 2 blockchain.

Aug 3, 2023

Policy

FTX Wants Dubai Unit Removed From U.S. Bankruptcy Proceedings

Liquidating FTX Dubai under UAE law would make way for the timely distribution of any outstanding liabilities, the bankrupt estate argued in court filings.

Aug 3, 2023

Policy

Hong Kong Officially Opens Crypto Trading to Retail Investors, Grants First Licenses to HashKey, OSL

OSL Digital Securities said retail investors can register to trade BTC and ETH effective immediately.

Aug 3, 2023

Policy

eToro Sued by Australia's Market Regulator for Leveraged Product

ASIC alleges that eToro's target market was far too broad and its screening test was very difficult to fail.

Aug 3, 2023

Sydney, Australia (Photo by Johnny Bhalla/Unsplash)

Finance

Bankrupt Crypto Lender BlockFi Inches Closer to Refunding Clients

The firm receives conditional approval for its restructuring plan from a U.S. bankruptcy court.

Aug 3, 2023

Publicidad de BlockFi en Union Station, Washington D. C. (Archivo de CoinDesk)

Tech

A New Bitcoin-Based Arcade Game Is Leaving a Mark on Gamers

A platform that went live last week looks to expand bitcoin usage by attracting players to win-to-earn games that run wholly on the Bitcoin blockchain.

Aug 2, 2023

Video game controller (Jose Gil/Unsplash)