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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Merkado

Optimism Token Prices Slide 7% Ahead of $580M OP Unlock, Doubling Token Supply

The initial vesting period for early investors and contributors ends today and will nearly double the circulating supply of the tokens.

Los primeros inversores podrán vender una parte de sus tenencias. (Unsplash, modificada por CoinDesk)

Merkado

Dogecoin Chart Pattern Suggests Volatility Explosion Ahead

A technical analysis indicator called Bollinger bandwidth suggests dogecoin's unusual calm could soon end with a pronounced move in either direction.

Dogecoin (KNFind/Pixabay)

Patakaran

Gemini and Bankrupt Lender Genesis Ask U.S. Court to Dismiss SEC Lawsuit Targeting Earn Program

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission alleged the two entities had sold unregistered securities through Gemini's Earn program.

Oklahoma's new laws protect Oklahomans’ right to self-custody their crypto and prevent the state and local governments from banning crypto mining (Unsplash)

Tech

Fantom Will Pay Back 15% of Token Fees to Some Projects

The move is part of an initiative to drive demand for block space, which help add to the value proposition of FTM tokens.

Ether gas fees have come down to a six-month low.

Merkado

Shiba Inu-Themed Floki Sees Trading Volume Surge Amid China Plans

Floki prices rallied on Sunday amid a bitcoin-led market push and bets on the token's “China narrative.”

(Christal Yuen/Unsplash)

Pananalapi

DEX Mangrove Launches on Polygon Testnet, Plans to Go Live on Mainnet in June

Wintermute and Cumberland-backed Mangrove plans a mainnet launch of its programmable order book DEX in early June.

Mangroves can store four times as much carbon as other ainforests, according to the WWF. (Jonathan Wilkins/Wikimedia Commons)

Pananalapi

Ripple Appoints Market Research Firm Nielsen's CFO Jenson to Board

Jenson has held leadership positions at Amazon, Delta Airlines, NBC, Electronic Arts, and Nielsen.

Warren Jenson (provided)

Tech

Privacy-Focused Network Horizen Expected to Undergo Node Upgrade in June

The upgrade would bring enhancements to sidechains and bug fixes.

Nodes are key to run transactions on a blockchain. (Omar Flores/Unsplash)

Pananalapi

Digital Asset Firm HashKey Group Looks to Raise up to $200M at $1B Valuation: Bloomberg

The firm is looking to capitalize on Hong Kong's re-emergence as a potential crypto hub as the city has looked to formulate a clear regulatory structure for digital assets.

Hong Kong (Shutterstock)

Merkado

XRP Bucks Bitcoin-Led Slide in Majors as SEC Case Tilts in Ripple’s Favor

Ripple has historically maintained a distance from XRP, the token that powers some of its products and the XRP Ledger network.

Frax Ether promises above-average ether staking yields. (ClaudiaWollesen/Pixabay)