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

CME's Bitcoin Friday Futures Are Ideal for News Traders: CF Benchmarks

Friday contracts debuted on Sept. 30 with a bang, becoming CME's most successful crypto futures launch ever.

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Markets

Bitcoin ETF Daily Inflow Hits $556M as BTC Appears Primed for Breakout

Weekly inflows might challenge records as technical pointers suggest a BTC rally in the works.

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Finance

Solv Raises $11M to Grow the $1.3B Bitcoin Staking Protocol

Solv Protocol's SolvBTC product has more than 20,000 BTC staked ($1.24 billion) deployed across 10 major blockchain networks

Staking (ivabalk/Pixabay)

Finance

Crypto Custodian Copper Appoints Former SEC Advisor Amar Kuchinad as New Global CEO

Former CEO Dmitry Tokarev will continue as the board's founder director.

Crypto custody firm Copper receives TCSP license in Hong Kong as part of Asia Pacific expansion. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin Mining Profitability Fell in September, Jefferies Says

October could be a harder month for the miners as the network hashrate is currently 11% higher while the bitcoin price is up only about 5%, the report said.

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Markets

Samara Asset Group Plans up to $32.8M Bond to Expand Bitcoin Holdings

Samara has mandated Pareto Securities to manage bond issuance, which aims to increase bitcoin reserves and expand its investment portfolio.

Euros (Gerd Altmann/ Pixabay)

Policy

Crypto Neobank Banq's Bankruptcy Case Dismissed by U.S. Judge

The filing was dismissed because a U.S. judge who called the application a "bad faith" tactic.

Oklahoma's new laws protect Oklahomans’ right to self-custody their crypto and prevent the state and local governments from banning crypto mining (Unsplash)

Markets

Trump's New Administration Would Support Strong Dollar, Economic Advisor Says

A potential Trump presidency could bode well for one of BTC's top nemesis, the U.S. dollar.

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Markets

Monochrome’s First Spot Ether ETF to Go Live on Tuesday

The launch of Monochrome Ethereum ETF follows the crypto investment firm's spot bitcoin ETF, which went live in August.

Sydney Opera House in Australia (Stanbalik/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Begins the Week on a High, Jumps Above $64K

Crypto majors moved higher Monday while memecoins led weekend action. PLUS: China stimulus announcements fell short of expectations, but traders’ hopes remain high.

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