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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Policy

Australia's Securities Regulator Sues ASX for Misleading Statements About Blockchain Project

ASIC sued on Tuesday and has not yet determined what penalty it will be seeking, but the Australian Financial Review (AFR) reported that ASX faces a maximum penalty of more than A$500 million.

Sydney Opera House in Australia (Stanbalik/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Miner Capitulation and Record High Hashrate Point to Possible Price Bottom: CryptoQuant

Such expansion comes despite a recent drop in bitcoin (BTC) prices, indicating positive sentiment among miners after a bout of selling in the past few months.

Bitmain Antminer mining rigs (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Crosses $61K as Traders Remain Cautious Ahead of U.S. CPI, Further Unwinding of Yen Carry Trade

BTC beat the CoinDesk 20 during the Asia trading hours, while traders remain bullish on TON because of its GameFi integration.

Bitcoin price chart. (CoinDesk Indices)

Markets

Goldman Sachs Holds Over $400M in Bitcoin ETFs

The investment bank says it owns over $400 million in bitcoin ETFs, according to a recently filed 13F.

Goldman Sachs logo (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Bitcoin More Likely to Fall by $5K Than Rise by Same Amount: Analyst

The BTC market shows signs of seller dominance, FxPro's analyst said.

Despite declining Wednesday, BTC may be in a potential upswing. (Luke Chui/Unsplash)

Markets

Hamster Kombat Says It Skipped VC Fund Offers, Bashes 'Exit Liquidity' Behavior

The wildly popular Telegram game has apparently amassed millions of users since its April release.

(Hamster Combat)

Markets

Bitcoin's Prospects Strengthen as Key Stablecoin Metric Slides to Lowest Level in 18 Months

The dwindling metric points to declining selling pressure in the bitcoin market.

A person looking at multiple trading screens. (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

Policy

Three Arrows Capital Liquidators Now Sue Terraform Labs for $1.3B: Bloomberg

Earlier, in June 2023, the liquidators sought $1.3 billion from the founders of 3AC, Su Zhu and Kyle Davies.

Three arrows hit bullseye of a target (QuinceCreative/Pixabay)

Markets

Ether Beats CD20 as ETH ETFs Post Positive Inflows, DEX Tokens Rise

Many of the largest decentralized exchanges (DEX) tokens posted gains on Tuesday.

Ether spot ETFs to see same sources of demand as bitcoin versions but on lower scale: Bernstein. (Rob Mitchell/CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Marathon Digital Plans $250M Private Note Sale to Fund Bitcoin Buying

The notes will pay interest every six months and mature Sept. 1, 2031.

Marathon Digital CEO Fred Thiel interview at Bitcoin conference in Miami (CoinDesk)