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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Markets

Metaplanet Announces Largest Raise by an Asian-Listed Firm to Buy Bitcoin

Metaplanet issued 21 million shares through 0% discount moving strike warrants raising 116 billion yen ($745 million) to increase bitcoin treasury.

Japanese Yen (Shutterstock)

Markets

Tuttle Capital Proposes First-Ever Leveraged ETFs of TRUMP, MELANIA, Cardano, Others

The daily performance returns of these tokens will be tracked and generated through swaps, call options, and direct investments, per the filing.

Litecoin ETFs could be on the way

Markets

Wintermute Eases Trading of the 'U.S. National Digital Asset Stockpile' Narrative

Wintermute has launched a CFD tied to the GMUSA index, providing an easier way for traders to bet on the U.S. strategic crypto reserve.

Wintermute Asia debuts CFD tied to the GMUSA index. (StuBaileyPhoto/Pixabay)

Markets

Mad Money's Jim Cramer Says 'Own Bitcoin, Not MicroStrategy'

In January 2024, Cramer said that bitcoin was likely topping out and called for an exit. The asset has surged more than 100% since.

CNBC's Jim Cramer

Policy

KuCoin to Pay Nearly $300M Fine After Pleading Guilty to DOJ Charges

KuCoin was used to launder billions in proceeds from darknet markets, malware, ransomware and fraud schemes, U.S. Attorney Danielle R. Sassoon said in a statement.

KuCoin (CoinDesk Archives)

Markets

Bitcoin, CoinDesk 20 Roared in the Year of the Dragon. What Is in Store in the Year of the Snake?

Maybe it’s time to trust the stars as the year of the snake starts.

(David Clode/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin's Bull Run Could be Tested if BTC Falls Below $91K: Van Straten

Bitcoin has had two 15% corrections since Donald Trump won the U.S. election.

BTC: Short Term Holder Cost Basis (Glassnode)

Markets

Bitcoin Funding Rates Flip Negative as Nasdaq Futures Tank 700 Points

The renewed bearish flip in funding rates comes amid risk-off in Wall Street's tech-heavy Nasdaq index.

Annualized funding rates for BTC and other major coins. (Velo Data)

Markets

Bitcoin Dives to Under $99K as DeepSeek, FOMC Steal Trump Effect

Much of the concern draws from a possible overvaluation in U.S. tech companies as DeepSeek’s latest AI model is significantly cheaper to produce and was built using open-source technology that is easy to access.

(Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin May Be 'Double Topping' for a Price Slide to $75K

BTC looks to be forming a double top bearish reversal pattern on the daily chart.

BTC has recently put in twin peaks at around $108K. (lin2015/Pixabay)