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

Story Protocol Developer Raises $80M Series B, Led by A16z, for Intellectual Property Chain

"We’re focused on solving a real problem that impacts the creative industry, not just creating another technical tweak," PIP Labs CEO SY Lee says.

PIP Labs CEO and Story Protocol Co-Founder SY Lee (Provided)

Policy

German Regulator Seizes 13 Crypto ATMS

The machines were operating without the required BaFin permission and posed money laundering risks, a BaFin statement said.

German police crypto ATM raid (Markus Spiske / Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Metrics Signal Weak Demand as BTC ETF Hype Slows: CryptoQuant

Apparent demand has slowed considerably since early April and even dipped into negative territory this month, the firm noted.

Slow sign. (stevepb/Pixabay)

Markets

Institutions Are Still Buying Bitcoin ETFs, Bitwise Says

The number of institutional investors holding bitcoin ETFs rose 14% in the second quarter of the year to 1,100, the report said.

Scrabble tiles spelling out "ETF GROWTH"

Finance

Bitcoin Bear Trap? Goldman Says Wednesday's U.S. Jobs Report Is Likely to Overstate Weakness

On Wednesday, the Bureau of Labor statistics will publish a preliminary estimate of the benchmark revision to the level of monthly nonfarm payrolls from April 2023 to March 2024.

Payrolls. (Shutterstock)

Markets

Trump Tops Harris on Polymarket; Tron, Cardano in the Green as Bitcoin Sinks

Traders said that bitcoin would need to break above the $61,000 level and stay above it if sentiment were to change among market participants.

Donald Trump (Shaleah Craighead/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Another Crypto 'Fraudster' Arrested in Montenegro, Where Do Kwon Awaits Extradition: Reports

Polish national Roman Ziemian is the co-founder of digital currency trading platform FutureNet who allegedly defrauded users out of around $21 million.

Montenegro  (Сергей Петров/Pixabay)

Markets

Mt. Gox Moves $700M in Bitcoin, BTC Unmoved at $59K

According to Galaxy's Alex Thorn expects only 1,265 BTC, woth over $70 million, may be offloaded in the market.

(CoinDesk)

Markets

Floki Scores Major Deals With English Premier League Teams

Ecosystem tokens and its flagship Valhalla game will be widely featured on stadium screens and as uniform sponsors, boosting the project's visibility as part of an initial one-year contract.

A detailed view of the Premier League Trophy on August 18, 2024. (Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Pops Over $61K, XRP Leads Gains Among Majors

Some traders expect market movements nearer to Friday when Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell is scheduled to speak at the Jackson Hole symposium.

(Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)