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.

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Finance

Former Valour CEO Diana Biggs Joins Crypto Investment Firm 1kx as Partner

Biggs joined the firm, which is backed by billionaire Alan Howard, after a two-year stint as CEO of Valour a Swiss digital-asset investment firm.

Former Valour CEO Diana Biggs (dianabiggs.com)

Finance

Silvergate Shares Drop as USD Transfers, Digital Deposits Slowed in Q3

The digital asset bank grew its customer base to 1,677 during the third quarter.

Silvergate CEO Alan Lane at Consensus 2016 (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Mastercard Joins With Paxos to Help Banks Offer Crypto Trading

The payments giant will verify transactions and help banks follow compliance rules

(Alina Kuptsova/Pixabay)

Finance

Bitcoin Association Asks Exchanges to Block 'Empty Block' Bitcoin SV Miner

The association supports the development of BSV, a fork of a fork of Bitcoin.

(Matt Popovich/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Tech

LiveArtX's Seven Treasuries NFT Collection Stolen, Exploiter Breaks Floor Price

The platform said that the exploiter gained access to its treasury wallet and stole 197 NFTs.

La cantidad de contratos inteligentes implementados en Ethereum aumentó más de 40% desde el final del primer trimestre, según Alchemy. (Getty Images)

Finance

FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Backtracks on $1B Political Donation, Calls It 'Dumb Quote'

The head of crypto exchange FTX is a political mega-donor and had earlier said he might donate up to $1 billion in the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Judge Dismisses Arrest Warrant for Terra's Head of General Affairs Yu: Report

The arrest comes after the country invalidated Terra co-founder Do Kwon's passport.

The Netherlands has arrested a developer of Tornado Cash. (Shutterstock)

Finance

Stablecoin Issuer Tether Increases US Treasury Portfolio, Cuts Commercial Paper Holdings to Below $50M

The firm had said it plans to bring its commercial paper holdings to zero by the end of the year.

Tether's Chief Technology Officer Paolo Ardoino (Tether)

Finance

Celsius Creditors Move to Subpoena Lending Firm Equities First for $439M Collateral Repayment

The money is collateral posted against a loan Celsius took from the company and which Equities First was unable to repay.

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