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

OKX Brings Update to Ease Bitcoin Arbitrage

The new offering allows traders of varied experience levels to maximized returns through price-agnostic bets.

Trading (Pixabay)

Policy

SEC Might Challenge FTX Bankruptcy Estate From Paying Back Customers With Stablecoins

The SEC said that it may challenge any transactions of distributions involving crypto assets to creditors.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Drops Under $59K as BTC Demand Wanes, BlackRock’s IBIT Logs Outflows for the Second Time

U.S.-listed BTC ETFs recorded $71 million in net outflows on Thursday for the third consecutive day, SoSoValue data shows, in a sign of professional funds leaving the market.

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

Policy

Hong Kong Monetary Authority Opens Its Tokenization Sandbox and Major Institutions Dive In

HSBC bank completed three proof of concepts in Hong Kong's Project Ensemble sandbox.

Hong Kong cityview. (Andrew Jephson / Unsplash)

Policy

Australians Lost $122M Worth of Crypto to Scams in 12 Months: Police

AFP Assistant Commissioner Richard Chin said the data revealed that it was a misnomer that only older people were victims of scams.

Sydney Opera House in Australia (Stanbalik/Pixabay)

Markets

Toncoin Trims Losses, Beats Bitcoin and Ether, as TON Blockchain Comes Back Online

Toncoin's TON performed better than the CoinDesk 20 as the protocol announced its blockchain had restarted.

Horse race, gallop. (marcelkessler/Pixabay)

Finance

The Crypto Bull Market Has Created 88K New Millionaires in 2024: Henley Global

Five of the six new billionaires became so through bitcoin investments.

Woman with falling dollars.  (BuenaVistaImages/Gettyimages)

Finance

Bitcoin Miners Are in M&A Mode: Architect Partners

Miners want to secure large data center capacity with access to low cost power and capital, the report said.

Alta Novella's turbine room with 40 ASIC bitcoin miners.

Finance

Hilbert Capital Will Manage $200M Bitcoin-Denominated Hedge Fund, Xapo Bank to Add Funds

The fund, set for launch in September, will be available to corporates, businesses and professional investors

Hedge fund. (viarami/Pixabay

Policy

Telegram Under Scrutiny in India, but Ban Not Imminent: Reports

One report said that India's Information Technology Ministry asked the Nation's Home Ministry for an update on where things stand in the Indian context and if there are any violations in India after Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was arrested in France.

Telegram app on smartphone (Shutterstock)