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

Solana Validators Made Over $25M in Fees on TRUMP, MELANIA Memecoins

Of the 4.5 million daily active users on Solana, 1.5 million were unique tippers, showcasing interest in token sniping on platforms like Meteora and Orca.

Melania Trump (David Hume Kennerly)

Markets

Donald Trump's Official Token Surges 25%, Some Observers See It as Bet on His Presidency

Token prices zoomed 25% in the past 24 hours, beating gains in bitcoin and other majors to reverse losses from earlier in the week.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Monero's 'Basing Pattern' Breakout Points to Price Gains Ahead

Monero has topped $200, confirming a bullish shift in market trend.

XMR's price appears headed north after bullish breakout. (beasternchen/Pixabay)

Markets

Deribit's Crypto Trading Volume Nearly Doubled to Over $1T in 2024

Total trading volume surged 95%, with options accounting for a giant share of the total platform activity.

Deribit saw record trading volumes in 2024. (meineresterampe/Pixabay)

Markets

Trump-Affiliated World Liberty Financial Makes Another TRX Buy

The most recent purchase brings WLFI's TRX holdings to $7.5 million.

Justin Sun speaks at Consensus (CoinDesk Archives)

Markets

Solana Bull Bets Big on SOL Rallying to $400

The block trade was a bull call spread that would see maximum profit on a potential move to $400 or higher by the end of February, according to data tracked by Amberdata.

A SOL block trade bets on big rally (Tumisu/Pixabay)

Markets

MicroStrategy Added 11K Bitcoin for $1.1B, Pushing Holdings to 461K BTC

Its the 11th consecutive week of bitcoin purchases for the Michael Saylor-led company.

MicroStrategy Executive Director Michael Saylor speaks at the Bitcoin 2021 Convention (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Could Cross $1M by Year-End if It Continues to Follow 2017 Cycle: Van Straten

Currently, bitcoin is up approximately 550% from the cycle lows, which aligns with previous cycles.

BTC Price Performance Since Cycle Low (Glassnode)

Finance

Tokenize Xchange's Development Arm Buys Blockchain Intelligence Firm Coinseeker for $30M

Titan Lab, the developer of Titan Chain, on which Tokenize runs, plans to incorporate Coinseeker's AI-powered analytics and ratings into its operations

(Larry Teo/Unsplash)