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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Finance

Ripple USD Stablecoin Could Be Issued in 'Weeks, Not Months': Garlinghouse

The RLUSD will be fully backed by U.S. dollar assets, tested with enterprise partners, and will operate on the XRP Ledger and Ethereum blockchain.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse at Korea Blockchain Week on Sept. 4. (Parikshit Mishra/CoinDesk)

Markets

Solana's SOL Gets First Implied Volatility Index on Volmex

The new index will help traders guage expected SOL price turbulence over two weeks.

Trading (Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin ETFs Bleed $287M, Largest Daily Outflow in Four Months

BTC traded lower as weak U.S. manufacturing data revived growth concerns.

Photo taken in Thai Mueang, Thailand

Markets

Bitcoin Dives Under $56K as Asian Equities See Red

U.S. stocks tracked by Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 fell as much as 3.5% lower on Tuesday to kick off a historically bearish September month.

(Charl Folscher/Unsplash)

Finance

BitGo CEO Says Wrapped Bitcoin’s Critics Aren’t Being ‘Intellectually Honest’ About Their Concerns

The loudest critics of BitGo’s deal with Justin Sun-affiliated BiT Global also want to see their ‘number go up.’

CEO of BitGo Mike Belshe in a chair on-stage at Consensus 2023

Markets

Ripple Will Soon Add Ethereum Compatible Smart Contracts to XRP Ledger

The contracts will exist on a sidechain built on XRPL, developers said in a Tuesday post.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse (Scott Moore/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda Calls for S-1 Form Tailored for Digital Assets

Uyeda said the U.S. agency can work with crypto firms to figure out how to differentiate S-1 forms for digital assets.

SEC office (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

WazirX Hacker Starts to Move Stolen Ether Using Tornado Cash

The Indian crypto exchange was hacked for over $230 million in July, and a restructuring process is underway in Singapore.

(Alpha Rad/Unsplash)

Markets

Donald Trumps Harris on Polymarket Once Again

Harris led Trump in early August and betting odds reached 50-50 on the marketplace last month but shifted to Trump’s favor over the weekend.

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

Policy

OKX Receives Major Payment Institution License in Singapore

The company has also appointed Gracie Lin as CEO of OKX SG to oversee the development of new products and services it is now permitted to offer Singaporean customers

(Larry Teo/Unsplash)