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

Bitcoin No Longer a Niche Investment as Institutional Adoption Takes Off: WisdomTree

Multi-asset investment portfolios with allocations to bitcoin are consistently outperforming those that don't hold the cryptocurrency, the report said.

Stacks of Bitcoins (Sideways)

Policy

Polymarket Bettors Certain Ross Ulbricht Pardon Is on Trump’s Agenda

Crypto was absent from the first batch of President Trump's executive orders and pardons, but the market is confident it will come soon.

Ross Ulbricht set to be freed from prison (CoinDesk Archives)

Markets

TRUMP, MELANIA Tokens Plunge 50% as Trump Inauguration Fails to Buoy Bitcoin

Data shows TRUMP amassed over $19 billion in volumes over a 24-hour period, while MELANIA saw $4.5 billion exchange hands.

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Markets

U.S. to Hit Debt Ceiling on Tuesday. Will Bitcoin Soar or Suffer?

The Treasury will begin extraordinary measures, potentially draining the TGA account in a positive development for risk assets, including BTC.

U.S. to hit debt ceiling Tuesday. (Pexels/Pixabay)

Markets

TRUMP Memecoin Bulls on Alert as Indicator Hints at Rising Selling Pressure

An indicator called the cumulative volume delta shows traders are either shorting perpetual futures or closing long positions.

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

Markets

Solana Bags Record Daily Fees of $35M Amid Trump Memecoin Frenzy

Such fees are remarkably high for a low-cost blockchain, when transactions typically take fractions of a cent to settle.

(Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Surges to $109K, Hits Record High Ahead of Donald Trump's Inauguration

Bitcoin (BTC) zoomed to a record level above $109,000 during the Asian trading hours on Monday ahead of Republican Donald Trump's scheduled inauguration later in the day.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Tech

Ethereum L2s Are About to Hit a Brick Wall: Polynomial Protocol Founder

Sustained demand for Layer 2s could quickly deplete the available blob capacity. The impending Pectra upgrade only kicks the can down the road, Polynomial's co-founder said.

Brick wall. (Michael_Laut/Pixabay)

Markets

Solana Hits $275 Lifetime Peak as Official Trump Memecoin Surges to $8B

Donald Trump’s official memecoin hit $44 early Sunday, up more than 900% over the past 24 hours.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Coinbase, Binance Plan to List Donald Trump's Official TRUMP Token After Its Phenomenal Debut

The official memecoin of the 47th United States president will be listed on most major crypto exchanges, even though the fan token faced trouble getting listed.

Donald Trump (BarBus/Pixabay)