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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Finance

Crypto Friendly Xapo Bank Expands to India, Rest of South Asia

Xapo's CEO said the move "is in line with the positive shifts we are witnessing in Asia’s evolving crypto landscape"

South Asia map (Joshua Olsen/Unsplash)

Markets

QCP Capital, SBI Alpha Execute First Uncleared Crypto Options Trade on Regulated Platform Using Bitcoin as Collateral

The trade was executed on the regulated Clear Markets platform and involved bitcoin as collateral. The risk management techniques involved were consistent with ISDA's requirements for uncleared derivatives.

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Markets

Bitcoin's Price Bump to $30K Sees Short Traders Nurse Biggest Loss in 2 Months

“Bitcoin’s rally is part of a larger trend signaling a shift towards bitcoin as a distinctly strong and established store of value,” one investor said.

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Web3

Shiba Inu Introduces ‘Shibacals’ to Link NFTs to Real-World Items; SHIB Jumps

Developers shared plans for an NFC-linked authentication service in a Thursday update.

Dogecoin perdió el impulso que había ganado previamente. (Shutterstock)

Markets

Binance Will Expand Zero-Fee Trading on TrueUSD after Minting $1B of TUSD

Binance crypto wallets hold some 90% of TUSD’s $3.1 billion market cap, according to blockchain data by Arkham Intelligence.

Changpeng Zhao ,CEO of Binance, at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Galaxy-Backed Investment Platform Truvius Taps CoinDesk Indices for Digital Asset Portfolios

The sectors Truvius will offer on its platform include currency, DeFi, smart contracts, and others based on CDI's Digital Asset Classification Standard.

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Finance

Bitcoin Miner CleanSpark to Buy 2 Georgia Facilities for $9.3M

The new facilities are expected to add just under 1 EH/s to CleanSpark's hashrate.

Bitmain Antminer S19 Hydro mining rigs, the company's latest technology, installed at a Merkle Standard facility in Washington state. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Crosses $29K for First Time in Over a Month

The world’s largest cryptocurrency has rallied over 8% in the last 24-hours on the back of various traditional finance players jumping into crypto.

Bitcoin chart (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Trendline Breakout Suggests Continued Rally to $30.4K: Analyst

Bitcoin has rallied nearly 10% this week, confirming an end of a two-month downtrend.

Golden Gate Bridge (Casey Horner/Unsplash)

Policy

FTX’s Bankruptcy Fees Already Topped $200M, Court Examiner Says

Transforming a ‘smoldering heap of wreckage’ can cost good money, Katherine Stadler said.

Money (Alexander Grey/ Unsplash)