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

Latest from Parikshit Mishra


Finance

Tether in Talks to Support Cantor Fitzgerald’s Planned Bitcoin Lending Program: WSJ

The unlaunched lending initiative will start with $2 billion in funds, which could eventually grow to tens of billions of dollars.

Howard Lutnick is a fan of bitcoin and Tether's USDT. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Web3

Axie Infinity Creator Cuts 21% of Staff Despite Year of ‘Valuable Growth'

Co-founder Nguyen Thanh Trung said the “tough” move will enable them to sharpen their focus on core products.

Axie's upcoming land system

Markets

XRP, DOGE Lead Crypto Losses as Weekend Pullback in Bitcoin Causes $500M Liquidations

BTC dropped more than 3.5% from its peak, as profit-taking led to a pullback from the near $100,000 mark late Friday.

Bitcoin moved lower after Trump tariff threat (Shutterstock)

Markets

Bitcoin May Be More Vulnerable to Negative News Near $100K, Data Suggests

BTC's order book shows that bulls have surprisingly scaled back their firepower, leaving the sell side in a more dominant position.

Question mark

Finance

Mastercard and JPMorgan Link Up to Bring Cross-Border Payments on the Blockchain

Mastercard’s Multi-Token Network (MTN) is joining forces with the bank’s Kinexys Digital Payments unit, the recent rebranding of JPM Coin.

Raj Dhamodharan, Head of Crypto and Blockchain, Mastercard (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Tech

Sui Network Back Up After Scheduling Bug Leads to Two-Hour Downtime; SUI Recovers

The downtime was caused by a bug in its transaction scheduling.

computer bug. (CoinDesk archives)

Policy

BitGo Launches Singapore Services, Eyes Other Crypto-Friendly Regions in Asia

The company received a license from the local regulator in August.

Singapore (Shutterstock)

Markets

Bitcoin Futures Smash Through $100K Barrier on Deribit

Deribit's BTC futures expiring in March, June and September 2025 trade above $100,000.

Contracts expiring in March 2025 and beyond trade above $100K. (Deribit)

Markets

Leveraged MicroStrategy Markets Showcase Risk-On Like Never Before as Bitcoin Aims for Six-Digit Price

Traders are adding leverage on top of an already leveraged MSTR ETF, signaling heightened risk appetite and a build up of speculative excesses.

MSTX's options volume profile . (Convex Value)

Markets

Bitcoin Crosses $97K, Continuing Wild ‘Trump Trade’ Rally

BTC traded above $96,500 in early Asian hours, less than 6% from a landmark $100,000 figure that would push it above a $2 trillion market capitalization.

(Giovanni Calia/Unsplash)