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

Web3

Metaverse Startup Futureverse Raises $54M Series A From 10T Holdings, Ripple Labs

Futureverse formed out of the merger of eight companies in late 2022, with three more assimilated subsequently.

Jul 18, 2023

Markets

Bitcoin Cannot Remain Indifferent to Dollar Index for Long: Analyst

U.S dollar index's fate impacts global liquidity conditions, which, in turn, influences risk assets, including cryptocurrencies.

Jul 18, 2023

Markets

Reddit Community Tokens Rocket as Rule Change Speculation Boosts MOON, BRICK

Reddit changed its Terms of Service recently where it now explicitly allows for trading Reddit's tokenized Community Points, one observer said while explaining the price rally.

Jul 18, 2023

Finance

Cathie Wood's ARK Sells Another $50.5M Coinbase Shares

The tech-focused investment manager owns over 10.5 million shares in Coinbase making it one of the largest holders of the stock.

Jul 17, 2023

Coinbase (COIN) reports fourth quarter earnings on Thursday and is expected to post strong numbers as trading volume picked up in the last few months of the year. (Piggybank/Unsplash)

Markets

BNB Token Is Being Heavily Shorted, Perpetual Futures Show

Funding rates in perpetual futures tied to BNB are most negative in nearly three months.

Jul 17, 2023

BNB open interest-weighted funding rate (Coinglass)

Finance

Stablecoin TrueUSD Owner Techteryx to Take Full Control of Operation

Techteryx assumed "full management full management of all offshore operations and services related to TUSD," on July 13

Jul 14, 2023

Markets

XRP Trading Volumes Hit $2.5B on South Korean Exchange UpBit

The trading volume of XRP against the Korean won was the highest among all other counterparts .

Jul 14, 2023

South Korea flag (Daniel Bernard/ Unsplash)

Policy

Congressman Torres Calls for Investigation Into SEC Over its Approach to Crypto

Rep. Torres (D-N.Y.) addressed one letter to the SEC's Inspector General Deborah Jeffrey and another to the Government Accountability Office's Comptroller General Gene Dodaro.

Jul 14, 2023

The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

XRP Overtakes BNB to Become 4th Largest Cryptocurrency; Funding Rates Surge

XRP's market capitalisation surged by more than 60% to $41.44 billion in the past 24 hours.

Jul 14, 2023

Top cryptocurrencies by market value (CoinDesk Indices)

Policy

Ex-Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky's Bail Set at $40M, Travel Restricted

The founder of the bankrupt crypto lender has pleaded not guilty to charges including fraud and manipulation of the CEL token.

Jul 14, 2023

Alex Mashinsky, fundador y CEO de Celsius Network, en Consensus 2019. (CoinDesk)