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 Pumps Above $97K, Then Dumps, as Ether, XRP Surge 7%

Crypto majors surged overnight before the Thanksgiving holiday, which has historically delivered market surprises.

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Markets

Short-Term Bitcoin Holders Have Moved Nearly $8B Worth of BTC to Exchanges, Signaling Price Bottom: Van Straten

As bitcoin approached $100,000 we saw record notional profit-taking, however, as bitcoin dropped to almost $90,000 we are seeing record notional loss-taking.

BTC: Short Term Holders in Loss to Exchanges (Glassnode)

Markets

MicroStrategy Retail Investors Caught Out on the Wrong Side of MSTR Trade

MicroStrategy is down almost 40% from its all-time high of just over $540 a share.

MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

Markets

XRP Rally Sees Record Profit-Taking as Ripple Labs Plans to Invest in Bitwise XRP ETF

High profit-taking combined with an MVRV ratio suggesting overvaluation could lead to a market correction.

(Ripple)

Markets

Bitcoin Bulls Lose Steam, Aussie-Yen Dips, Hinting at Broad-Based Risk Aversion Ahead

The anti-risk Japanese yen looks to gain ground as the talk of a BOJ rate hike in December gathers steam.

(geralt/Pixabay)

Markets

XRP Holds Strong as Archax Unveils Tokenized Money Market Fund on XRP Ledger

Ripple will allocate $5 million into tokens on Abrdn’s Lux fund, part of a larger allocation to real-world assets (RWAs) on the XRPL.

(Shutterstock)

Markets

Bitcoin Options Worth $9B Expire Friday, Traders May be Thankful for the Post-Thanksgiving Volatility

Approximately 45% ($4.2 billion) of the notional value in bitcoin that is set to expire is currently "in the money".

OI by Strike Price: Nov 29 (Deribit)

Tech

Crypto Gets Shock Video Dose as Users Stream 'NSFW' Content to Pump Their Memecoins

A guy locked in a cage, men killing hens and someone not leaving their toilet until a token reaches a specific market cap. The desperation to make money is real

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