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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Policy

British Columbia Maintains Bitcoin Mining Ban Despite Vancouver's 'BTC-Friendly City' Motion

The Province home to Vancouver – which is exploring becoming a bitcoin-friendly city – maintains a ban on mining to preserve power for clean energy initiatives/

British Columbia's provincial legislature (Province of BC/Flickr)

Markets

Bitcoin Mining Economics Continued to Improve in December, JPMorgan Says

The hashprice, a measure of daily mining profitability, rose 5% from the end of November, the report said.

(Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

Markets

MicroStrategy Boosts Bitcoin Holdings to 439,000 BTC Following Nasdaq 100 Inclusion

MicroStrategy has increased its bitcoin holdings to a total of 439,000 BTC following its latest purchase of 15,350 BTC.

Michael Saylor, executive chairman of MicroStrategy (Michael.com)

Policy

UK Set to Prohibit Public Offers of Crypto

The FCA's paper also asks for industry input on its incoming markets admission and disclosures as well as market abuse regime.

FCA building with logo (FCA)

Markets

Bitcoin Traders Now Target $120K as Bullish 'Santa Claus Rally' Gains Steam

Data from the past eight years shows that bitcoin ended December in the green six times since 2015, running at least 8% to as much as 46% (in the outlier year of 2020).

(Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Soars to Record High Above $106K, Then Retreats as Hawkish Fed Rate Cut Looms

The Fed is likely to deliver a “hawkish rate cut,” with hints of less easing next year.

(Getty Images)

Markets

Larger Cohorts Than U.S. ETFs or MicroStrategy Are Dictating Bitcoin Price: Van Straten

Since September, MicroStrategy and U.S.-listed spot ETFs have accumulated approximately 200,000 bitcoin each.

BTC: Long vs Short-Term Holder Threshold (Glassnode)

Markets

Polygon DAO Weighs $1.3B Stablecoin Deployment to Generate $70M Annual Yield

The plan uses Morpho Labs' vaults to manage USDC and USDT, targeting a conservative 7% annual return using various strategies.

(Shutterstock)

Markets

Ether Volume Overshadows Bitcoin on HyperLiquid as Platform Activity Hits $500B

The record trading activity on HyperLiquid's perpetuals market is characrterized by users recently leaning more toward ether than bitcoin.

Cumulative perp volume on HyperLiquid. (DefiLlama)

Markets

LINK Surges to 2021 Levels as Trump’s World Liberty Buys More Chainlink Tokens

LINK neared $30 in Asian morning hours Friday, data shows, with open interest (OI) on the token’s futures zooming to record highs above $860 million.

(Chainlink)