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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Policy

SEC vs Coinbase Case Set for July 13 After Exchange’s ‘Creative' Opening Response

The date for the court hearing is much earlier than expected, prompted by a "creative" defense tactic by Coinbase – it filed its response 40 days before the deadline of August 7, 2023.

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Finance

IFC-Backed Carbon Opportunities Fund Uses Chia Network to Settle Tokenized Carbon Credits

Investment company Sumitomo Corporation of Americas purchased a batch of tokenized carbon offsets from the Carbon Opportunities Fund.

Carbon credits (Nature Design/Pixabay)

Finance

Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy Now Holds Over $4.6B Worth of Bitcoin

The firm bought over 12K bitcoin for $347 million in the last two months.

Michael Saylor, executive director, MicroStrategy (Marco Bello/Getty Images)

Markets

CFX Drops 6% After Conflux Network Says DWF Labs Bought $18M of Its Tokens

Conflux token's dour reaction is consistent with the prevailing investor disinterest in alternative cryptocurrencies.

Andrei Grachev Managing Partner DWF LABS (LinkedIn, Modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Australia Acts on De-Banking of Crypto Entities, Supports Policy Recommendations to Tackle Issue

The government's choice to make its position clearer on de-banking comes hours after Blockchain Australia, the nation's industry body made a fresh commitment to minimize scams.

The Sydney Opera House in Australia (Stanbalik/Pixabay)

Tech

Crypto Miners Sent Over $1B Bitcoin to Exchanges Over Two Weeks: CryptoQuant

Miners usually sell bitcoin at favorable prices to keep their extensive computing operations running.

(Sandali Handagama)

Markets

Bitcoin Bulls Getting Ready for Seasonal Surge: Matrixport

The largest cryptocurrency by market cap tends to rally in the month of July, the report said.

bull and charts (Shutterstock)

Policy

Israel Seized $1.7M in Crypto From Iranian Military and Hezbollah With Chainalysis' Aid

The Israeli government seized the crypto wallets after an order from Defense Minister Yoav Gallant earlier this week,.

(Eduardo Castro/Pixabay)

Markets

TrueUSD Depegs on Binance.US, Drops to 80 Cents Against Tether

TUSD trades at a discount versus Tether as former FTX auditor Armanino's rebranded outlet The Network Firm's association with TrueUSD raises alarm bells on Crypto Twitter.

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Finance

TrueUSD’s Reserves Were Attested by Former FTX.US Accounting Team

Armanino’s digital asset team rebranded itself to The Network Firm, as CoinDesk reported, to continue performing audits and attestations after the collapse of FTX.

(Pixabay)