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

Crypto Critic and Former Senator Bob Menendez Gets 11 Years in Prison for Bribery

Menendez is a former senator from New Jersey and a Democrat.

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) exits Manhattan federal court on July 16 as a jury found Menendez guilty of accepting bribes. (Adam Gray/Getty Images)

Markets

BlockFills and CoinDesk Indices Launch Options Market for CoinDesk 20 Index

The CoinDesk 20 Index gets an options market that will bring institutional liquidity to the index.

BlockFills' institutional-grade CD20 options are live. (AG-Pics/Pixabay)

Markets

XRP Logged $400M DEX Volumes in January, Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse Says

The rapid expansion of the XRP Ledger's DEX was one of the key reasons that made 2024 “one of the most monumental years for Ripple.”

(PhotoMosh)

Finance

ABN AMRO, 21X Conduct Onchain Trade of Tokenized Assets Against Stablecoins

ABN AMRO and 21X completed a joint proof of concept for the issuing of a token on the Polygon Amoy Testnet

abn amro

Finance

Pudgy Penguins’ Layer 2 Network, Abstract, Struggles to Attract Liquidity

Just $33 million worth of ether and stablecoins is currently deployed on Abstract.

Image of several Pudgy Penguin NFTs (Pudgy Penguins)

Markets

TRUMP Memecoins Can Now Be Used to Buy Donald Trump Merchandise

The move bumps utility and useability for the TRUMP token, which launched on Jan. 17 and has since entered the top-thirty tokens.

Trump's BTC reserve comprises of coins seized in enforcement actions. (hoekstrarogier/Pixabay)

Markets

Polymarket Still Skeptical of U.S Bitcoin Reserve Despite David Sacks' Assurance

Trump's crypto czar David Sacks confirmed on Fox News that a national BTC reserve is being studied, but the market isn't buying it

White House. (René DeAnda/Unsplash)

Policy

Crypto Consortium T3 FCU Helps Spanish Authorities Freeze $26.4M Linked to Crime Syndicate

Authorities in Spain say they've arrested 23 people and seized $26.4 million thanks to assistance from T3.

Spain flag. (Max Harlynking/Unsplash)

Markets

Long-Term Bitcoin Holders Are Spending Their BTC, A Bullish Signal, Analysts Say

Analysts observing previous BTC bull market said the outlook remains constructive while long-term holders continue to distribute their coins.

BTC long-term holders continue to sell. (Alexas_Fotos/Pixabay)

Finance

Crypto Accounting Platform Cryptio Raises $15M in Series A Extension

Existing investor Alven led the round and featured participation from new backers 1kx and Ledger Cathay Capital.

16:9 Antoine Scalia, Founder & CEO of Cryptio (Cryptio)