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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Finance

Japanese Crypto Exchange DMM Bitcoin to Shut Down After $305M Hack

Its accounts and assets will be transferred to SBI VC Trade.

japanese yen bitcoin

Markets

Bitcoin Set to Have Its Fourth Strongest Month Since October 2021

Bitcoin is currently up over 36% for November, which has only been beaten by three other months since October 2021.


Markets

Stablecoins Could Grow to 10% of U.S. Money Supply: Standard Chartered and Zodia Markets

Cross-border payments and FX-equivalent transactions are key areas of growth, the report said.

Standard Chartered. (Shutterstock)

Markets

XRP Outperforms Crypto Majors as Japan Yen Strength Signals Bitcoin Trouble

Yen breached the key 150 level against dollars early Friday, a move that has previously catalyzed the unwinding of carry trades.

(Wesley Tingey/Unsplash)

Policy

Celsius to Make Second Payout to Creditors ‘Soon’ as Mashinsky Awaits Day in Court

Celsius will distribute $127 million to creditors in its second round of payouts.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky (CoinDesk Archives)

Markets

Looking to Earn More on Dogecoin? This Bitcoin Layer-2 Will Use DOGE for Yields

The network has plans for additional memecoin-based financial applications later for users to earn “even greater rewards” on DOGE holders.

Yield sign (Shutterstock)

Finance

Gitfo's Founders Mint Billions of GFT After Binance Delists Web3 Wallet's Token

Gitfo (GFT) founders minted billions of new tokens are being faced with a Binance delisting.

(Clay Banks/Unsplash)

Tech

Memecoins Show Coinbase's Base Blockchain Isn't So Centralized, Founder Says

If someone could launch BALD, a token mocking the crypto exchange's CEO, on the layer-2 network, it shows "we can't control or shut it down," says Jesse Pollak.

Jesse Pollak presents in Singapore (Coinbase)