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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Markets

DeFi Is Losing the Race to Become the Future of Finance

Money market funds are offering more than 5% annual returns, Ethereum stakers meanwhile get just 3.3%.

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Tech

Flare Network Will Burn 2.1B FLR to Support Ecosystem Health

Some 198 million FLR will be burned immediately with a further 66 million set to be burned monthly until January 2026.

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Tech

Perpetual Trading Protocol GMX Bags Biggest Chunk of $40M Arbitrum Grant

Arbitrum projects will receive token grants that may help attract new money to the popular blockchain.

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Markets

Bitcoin Spot ETFs Approval Partially Priced In, Coinbase Says

Spot-based ETFs are widely expected to unlock floodgates for mainstream money. Flows, however, are likely to materialise overtime, according to Coinbase.

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Markets

Bitcoin Is Currently Neither ‘Bullish’ or ‘Bearish,’ Traders Say

Major tokens seemed to stabilize on Friday morning following a week-long price drop.

BBitcoin faces headwinds (Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin’s 300% Surge From Early 2019 in Focus as Fed Officials Favor Rate Pause

The 2019 playbook offers a bullish view for bitcoin as Fed officials signal pause in the rate hike cycle.

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Policy

Alameda Lost Nearly $200M to Phishing Attacks, Ex-Engineer Says

Lax security practices seemed to be a feature of the former crypto trading titan.

(CoinDesk, modified)

Finance

Reddit's Fortnite Token BRICK More Than Doubles After Two-Months of Decline

Liquidity remains thin across Bricks trading pairs with 2% market depth on Kraken standing at $2,500 on both the bid and ask side.

Fortnite Reddit Token Soars (Vlad Gorshkov/Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Americas: JPMorgan Goes Live With First Blockchain-Based Collateral Settlement

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 11, 2023.

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Markets

Bitcoin Slips to $27K as Escalating Hamas-Israel Conflict Dampens Investor Confidence

Traders expect risk assets to fall further should geopolitical tensions continue to rise.

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