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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Tech

PancakeSwap Expands to zkSync Era Network

The DEX, initially launched on BNB Chain, is now available on five blockchains.

Pancakes.(Mae Mu/Unsplash)

Finance

Coinbase, a16z-Backed 'Cash-Like' Crypto Wallet Beam Goes Live

Where most wallets require signing up, performing a degree of KYC checks, Beam users can send payments simply by using a link to a QR code. Thus it is aiming to create the closest possible equivalent to using crypto like cash.

Beam (PIxabay/GuentherDillingen)

Finance

Asset Tokenization in Europe Gets a Boost With Securitize's Landmark Tokenized Equity Issuance

The firm started issuing tokens representing equity in a Spanish real estate investment trust under Spain’s new digital asset supervision.

Securitize co-founder and CEO Carlos Domingo (Securitize)

Web3

Meta Remains Committed to the Metaverse Despite $13.7B Loss in 2022, Mark Zuckerberg Says

Meta's pivot cost the social media giant over $20 billion since 2021, but the company’s founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the firm isn't giving up on the metaverse anytime soon.

PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 24, 2018 : Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in Press conference at VIVA Technology (Vivatech) the world's rendezvous for startup and leaders. (Shutterstock)

Markets

Bitcoin, Ether CME Futures Saw Record Participation From Large Traders in Q2

Bitcoin futures institutional interest continued to increase throughout the quarter as investors sought regulated venues/products to hedge rising market volatility and manage risk and exposure, CME said.

(Shutterstock)

Policy

Sam Bankman-Fried Won't Face Campaign Finance Charge, U.S. DOJ Says

The Justice Department said late Wednesday that the campaign finance charge was not included in an extradition document with The Bahamas, and so it would not proceed on the charge.

Sam Bankman-Fried (right) exits the courtroom in Manhattan after a hearing on July 26, 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Robo-Advisor Hedgehog Partners With CoinDesk Indices on Automated Investing Services

The SEC-registered robo-adviser will offer several crypto sector investment solutions, in addition an offering that follows all of the sectors tracked by CDI.

(George Chernilevsky/Wikimedia Commons)

Finance

DeFi Daily Volume Dwindles to 7-Month Lows as Sector Endures Downswing

Sunday marked the lowest daily volume across DeFi since the turn of the year.

TVL drops across DeFi (DefiLlama)

Policy

Craig Wright’s ‘Lies and Deception’ Justify Minimal Damages Claim, UK Judges Say

Wright says he is the true identity of Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto, and took a libel case against crypto podcaster Peter McCormack

Craig Wright (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for CoinGeek)

Policy

Binance Withdraws German Crypto License Application

The move follows reports it had been rejected by financial regulators, and amid a pullback from markets including Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands

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