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

Archax Buys FINRA-Regulated Broker Dealer to Offer Tokenized Assets in the U.S.

The firm plans to offer tokenized real-world assets and equities in the U.S. building on its existing partnerships across blockchains such as Ethereum, Polygon, Hedera Hashgraph and XRP Ledger.

U.S. dollar (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

CoinShares' Bitcoin Mining ETF Is the Worst Performing Fund of This Year

IREN, the ETF’s top holding at 15%, is down more than 40% year-to-date.

Bitcoin Mining ETF, WGMI down over 40% Year-to-date (Shutterstock)

Markets

Trump Family Enters Bitcoin Mining With New Venture, American Bitcoin

Eric and Donald Trump Jr. have partnered with Hut 8 to launch a major U.S.-based bitcoin-mining company.

Eric, Donald and Donald Trump Jr. (Desiree Navarro/WireImage)

Markets

'No DOGE in D.O.G.E.', Says Dogecoin Proponent Elon Musk

The official site even sported a dogecoin logo for a few hours on the day after Trump’s inauguration, giving more credence to rumors of inclusion.

A Shiba Inu, the breed which inspired Dogecoin. (Payless)

Policy

Japan Mulls Reclassifying Crypto as a ‘Financial Product’ to Curb Insider Trading: Report

Cryptocurrencies are currently categorized as a "means of settlement" under the Payment Services Act, a designation that has governed their use primarily as a payment tool rather than as investment vehicles.

japanflag

Markets

Bitcoin Nears $81K; XRP, ADA Slide as Traders Brace for Tariff War Escalation

Stock markets opened lower for the fourth consecutive day due to global anticipation of President Donald Trump's upcoming announcement of new tariffs, set to be revealed on April 2.

Bitcoin Mining ETF, WGMI down over 40% Year-to-date (Shutterstock)

Markets

Polymarket, UMA Communities Lock Horns After $7M Ukraine Bet Resolves

The bet was resolved as 'yes' despite no official agreement, leading to suspicions of manipulation by a large UMA token holder, but Polymarket defended the UMA voting process.

Ukraine

Policy

VARA Is Focused on Consumer Protection for Tokenization Efforts in Dubai, Senior Official Says

VARA is closely watching real-world tokenization in the city and making sure consumers are protected.

Sean McHugh, senior director - market assurance at VARA (VARA)

Tech

Hyperliquid Eases Token Transfers for DeFi With Integration Between HyperCore and HyperEVM

Moving assets between blockchains or within their layer 2 services isn’t always seamless, but Hyperliquid’s update makes the process easy for users and developers.

Liquid.  (smoms_photography/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin's $12B Quarterly Options Expiry Unlikely to Cause Major Market Reaction, Deribit Says

Key indicators such as BTC's implied volatility index and funding rates point to subdued volatility expectations.

Deribit: BTC's quarterly options expiry. (Deribit Metrics)