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

Why Partisia’s Blockchain May Be Uniquely Placed to Solve the Data Privacy Issue

Partisia blockchain has a proven track record of over 16 years, including with the Danish health authorities, global leaders like Bosch and humanitarian institutions like the Red Cross.

16:9 Adrienne Youngman, CEO of Partisia Blockchain Foundation. Courtesy: Partisia Blockchain

Markets

DOGE, XRP Lead Crypto Majors Decline as Bitcoin ETFs Bleed $80M

The broad-based CoinDesk 20 (CD20), a liquid index tracking the largest tokens by market capitalization, fell nearly 2% while bitcoin lost 1%.

Deutsche Bank's survey of retail investors see bitcoin (BTC) price dropping below $20K by year-end (Meg Boulden/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Nears 'Golden Cross' Amid Overhyped Concerns About Rising U.S. Treasury Yields

The uptick in Treasury yields is consistent with the Fed's previous non-recessionary rate cuts and is not bearish for risk assets, according to TS Lombard.

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Markets

MakerDAO Contemplates Dropping Sky Brand as Community Debates

SKY has significantly underperformed the CoinDesk 20 index, since the re-brand.

Sky. (ELG21/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Is Going to $80K Regardless of Trump or Harris Win, Traders Say

There are skewed expectations of a Republican win as better for bitcoin. However, some say the asset is poised to go higher either way as several macroeconomic factors weigh in.

Trump and Harris debating on CNN. (Sam Reynolds/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Andy Barr's 'Vision' for House Financial Services

The Kentucky lawmaker is running to succeed crypto-advocate Patrick McHenry as chair of the powerful U.S. House Financial Services Committee.

Rep. Andy Barr (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

UAE Region Ras Al-Khaimah Launches Framework for Decentralized Autonomous Organizations in Free Zone

The regime will enable DAO's to have tax optimization and legal clarity, Dr. Sameer Al Ansari, CEO of RAK DAO said in a statement.

Blockchain (Yuichiro Chino/GettyImages)

Tech

ANZ to Kickstart Chainlink Private Transactions Protocol in RWA Boost

The private transactions allow institutional users to define privacy conditions in a way that keeps onchain data private from all third parties and adversaries.

(Markus Winkler/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin’s $4.2B October Options Expiry May Increase Short-Term Volatility

Approximately 16% ($682 million) of the notional value in bitcoin that is set to expire is currently “in the money.”

Open Interest by Strike Price (Deribit)

Policy

As Japan Election Looms, Political Parties Emphasize Need to Reform Crypto Tax Regulations

Japan’s Democratic Party for the People is trying to attract crypto-conscious voters with tax system reforms. But it’s not alone.

Japanese Flag (Shutterstock)