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

CFTC Sues Sam Bankman-Fried, Alameda Research for Fraud

In a filing, the regulator says Bankman-Fried misrepresented the health of his companies, impacting the price of bitcoin and ether.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

US SEC Charges Sam Bankman-Fried for Defrauding FTX Investors

Bankman-Fried illegitimately used customer funds to support his lavish lifestyle and make political donations, the regulator alleged.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

US Prosecutors Look to Charge Binance, Executives on Possible Money Laundering Violations: Reuters

The Department of Justice has also discussed a possible plea deal with Binance's lawyers, the report added.

Changpeng Zhao, CEO de Binance. (Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto Infrastructure Firm Blockstream Seeks to Raise Funds at 70% Lower Valuation: Bloomberg

The under $1 billion valuation is a far cry from the $3.2 billion valuation Blockstream had received in 2021.

Daren Li pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering. (Pixabay)

Finance

Stablecoin Issuer Circle Cancels Plan to Go Public

The firm ends SPAC deal under which it would have become a listed company.

Director de Estrategia de Circle, Dante Disparte (izquierda), y director ejecutivo, Jeremy Allaire. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

Australian Crypto Exchange Swyftx Cuts 90 Jobs, Reducing Workforce by 35%

The exchange said that it doesn't have any direct exposure to FTX, although the job cuts are a result of the crypto downturn caused by FTX.

The Sydney Opera House in Australia (Stanbalik/Pixabay)

Finance

Galaxy Digital Wins Auction to Buy GK8 From Bankrupt Crypto Lender Celsius

The self-custody platform acquired by Celsius over a year ago was put on the block following the lender's bankruptcy filing in July.

(Sam Reynolds/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Binance Allocates Another $1B for Its Customer Support Fund

The exchange also said prominent crypto companies including Aptos Labs and Jump Crypto joined its industry restructuring initiative.

Changpeng Zhao, CEO de Binance. (Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)

Finance

Singapore Starts Fraud Investigation Into Crypto Exchange Hodlnaut

The police are looking into allegations of cheating and fraud by the company and its directors.

(Saffu/Unsplash)

Tech

Ethereum Software Firm ConsenSys Reveals It Collects User Data

The firm said when using Infura as an RPC on MetaMask a user's IP address and wallet address information would also be collected.

(Lianhao Qu/Unsplash)