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

Stripe's Acquisition of Bridge Validates the Usage of Stablecoins: Bernstein

Stablecoins have emerged as the main use case for blockchains, especially for cross-border payments, the report said.

The supply of stablecoins USDT and USDC  grew by $10 billion in a month, 10x research noted. (Shubham Dhage/Unsplash)

Finance

Stripe in $1.1B Acquisition Deal for Stablecoin Platform Bridge

Bridge, which has raised $54 million in funding, previously said it aspired to become the blockchain version of Stripe, operating a global system in which other developers could integrate

Business deal. (Shutterstock)

Policy

Sui Launches ‘Incubator’ Hub in Dubai for ‘On the Spot’ Solution Engineering

The hub is in collaboration with Ghaf Group, a blockchain firm in the region.

Kostas Chalkias, co-Founder and chief cryptographer at Mysten Labs, at Future Blockchain Summit in Dubai. (Amitoj Singh/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Hashrate Hits All-Time High as Publicly-Listed Miners' Share of the Network Peaks

Bitcoin's seven-day moving average (7DMA) hash rate surpassed 700 EH/s for the first time, marking a 13% increase since April's halving.

A Bitmain Antminer s9 board in a bitcoin mine in Norway. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Markets

ApeCoin Price Surges 100% as Yuga Labs Debuts ApeChain

"ApeCoin has introduced an automatic yield mode, allowing users to passively earn returns by staking their APE tokens," one observer said, explaining the catalysts for the price rally.

APE spike. (CoinDesk/TradingView)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Kraken Launches Wrapped Bitcoin Token kBTC

The token will be available on both Ethereum and OP Mainnet.

Kraken Crypto App

Tech

Vitalik Buterin Wants Ethereum to Hit 100K Transaction Per Second With Rollups

Buterin’s roadmap aims to keep Layer 1 decentralized, ensure Layer 2s inherit Ethereum’s core values, and enhance seamless interoperability across chains.

Vitalik Buterin is the creator and spiritual leader of Ethereum. (Romanpoet/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Coinbase Says Bitcoin Liquidity on Exchange Unfazed After SEC's Lawsuit Against Cumberland

Paris-based Kaiko pointed to a notable drop in 2% BTC market depth on Coinbase in a report early this week.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)

Markets

Kalshi Finds 'Widespread Evidence' of Strong Republican Momentum in U.S. Elections

A note from Kalshi's market research team suggests the prediction market - polls gap can be explained by Harris' sliding popularity with key demographics.

Donald J. Trump at a rally (Gerd Altmann, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Asia's Elite Embrace Crypto, Foresee Bitcoin at $100K by Year-End

Digital assets have emerged as an alternative investment class for private wealth in Asia, with 76% of family offices and high-net-worth individuals investing in cryptocurrencies versus 58% in 2022.

Bitcoin may soon reach $100K, says Galaxy Research. (Unsplah)