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.

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News Analysis

Ether-Bitcoin Ratio Drops to Lowest Since April 2021. Here’s Why It Matters

Analysts suggest the ETH/BTC ratio might drop further, potentially to the 0.02-0.03 range, unless there's a significant change in investor sentiment or regulatory clarity that might favor riskier assets.

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Markets

Crypto Broker DeltaPrime Drained of Over $6M Amid Apparent Private Key Leak

The project is offered on both Arbitrum and Avalanche blockchains. Monday’s exploit impacted only the version on Arbitrum as of European morning hours.

ddos (Shutterstock)

Markets

Bitcoin Slips to $58K as Fed Faces Split Rate Cut Expectations

"Rarely has the market gone into the Fed meeting with maximum uncertainty (halfway between 25bps and 50bps)," Marc Chandler, chief market strategist at Bannockburn Global Forex

The Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Fed Rate-Cut Anticipation Weighs on Crypto Markets as Week Kicks Off

PLUS: Sony’s Soneium blockchain is growing, with Circle announcing that USDC will be listed on the chain.

Fed Chair Jay Powell is set to speak after the central bank held policy steady (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Finance

Polymarket Bettors See 84% Chance of Donald Trump Starting His Own Token

The bump came as Trump said he would launch the family-helmed World Liberty Financial project on Monday.

Trump poster for 2024 election. (Jon Tyson/Unsplash)

Markets

Tokenized Real-World Assets (Excluding Stablecoins) Market Value Hits Over $12B: Binance Research

RWAs continue to experience growth led by tokenized U.S. Treasuries.

Market value of onchain RWAs. (Binance Research)

Markets

Bitcoin's Dilemma: Follow Gold's Market Beating Rally or Stick With Technology Stocks?

Gold has rallied 10% to record highs this quarter, leaving behind bitcoin and Wall Street's benchmark index, the S&P 500.

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Policy

Kraken Seeks Jury Trial in SEC Lawsuit, Presents Defense Arguments

Binance and Coinbase also face similar allegations by the SEC of violating federal securities laws for failing to register as a broker, clearinghouse or exchange.

Screenshot from Kraken's promotional materials for its new wallet (CoinDesk/Kraken)

Finance

World Liberty, Crypto Project Helmed by Donald Trump's Family, Will Release on Sept. 16

World Liberty Finance is helmed by Trump’s sons, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr, and the 18-year-old Barron Trump is the project's "DeFi visionary.”

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

Finance

Coinbase's Version of Wrapped Bitcoin, 'cbBTC,' Goes Live

The token will initially be offered on Ethereum and Coinbase’s Base networks, with plans to expand to more blockchains in the coming months.

Coinbase (PiggyBank/Unsplash)