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

The Clock Has Ticked on Bitcoin's Post Halving Surge, 100 Days After the Latest Quadrennial Halving

July 29 marks the 100th day since the Bitcoin blockchain cut per block mining rewards to 3.125 BTC from 6.25 BTC.

(Artem Oleshko/Shutterstock)

Markets

Bitcoin Nears $70K on Back of Trump's Speech, Bitcoin Cash and Base Memecoins Lead Crypto Market Gains

Mt. Gox payouts seem to have not spooked BCH holders as the forked version of bitcoin outperformed the market in an otherwise slow trading day.

Markets rise (Mehmet Turgut Kirkgoz, Unsplash)

Policy

Venezuela's Election Body Says Nicolas Maduro Reelected President, Opposition Claims Victory Too: Reports

Venezuela's dependence of crypto has been fuelled by a a dire economic situation, international sanctions, and nearly 8 million citizens fleeing the country in the past decade.

Venezuela's election body announced that Nicolas Maduro has won the election, despite the opposition claiming victory. (Shutterstock / StringerAL)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Marathon Buys $100M BTC, Will Once Again Adopt 'Full HODL' Strategy

The miner holds over 20,000 bitcoin and plans to buy more in the open market.

Marathon Digital CEO Fred Thiel (CoinDesk)

Policy

Russian-Speaking Groups Responsible for Majority of Crypto Ransomware Attacks in 2023: TRM Labs

Inflows to Russia-based crypto exchange Garantex accounted for 82% of the crypto volumes that belonged to sanctioned entities internationally, the report added.

Russian flag (Egor Filin/ Unsplash)

Policy

Indian City of Raipur Puts Real Estate Records on Blockchain With Airchains

"Certification should be secure and decentralization is the future we should work on," Abinash Mishra, Commissioner, Raipur Municipal Corporation told CoinDesk in an interview on Thursday.

Abinash Mishra, Commissioner, Raipur Municipal Corporation , Chhattisgarh, India. (Courtesy: Abinash Mishra and AirChains)

Policy

India Has Seen 92 Drug Trafficking Cases in Four Years Involving Dark Net and Crypto

The nation's junior Home Minister Nityanand Rai responded in parliament to questions about drug trafficking from Jose K. Mani, a minister of parliament (MP) from the opposition.

India has registered 92 drug trafficking cases involving crypto and the dark net. (Pixabay)

Policy

India to Release Its Crypto Policy Stance by September After Stakeholder Consultations: Report

“The policy stance is how does one consult relevant stakeholders, so it is to come out in the open and say here is a discussion paper these are the issues and then stakeholders will give their views,” said Ajay Seth who is the Economic Affairs Secretary in India's Finance Ministry.

Indian President Droupadi Murmu (fourth from right), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (third from right), Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary (fifth from right) before the budget presentation. (DD News)

Markets

Bitcoin Plunges to $64K as U.S. Tech Rout Hits Crypto, Leads to $250M Long Bets Being Liquidated

BTC nosedived from over $65,500 to $64,100 within minutes in the early hours of Thursday as Asian markets suffered.

16:9 Liquid staking (ataribravo99/Pixabay)

Markets

Ether Down Over 7.5% as ETHE Outflows Ramp Up

Most Ether ETFs were in the green during the Wednesday U.S. trading session, but Grayscale's converted Ethereum Trust ETF posted a net outflow of over $327 million.

(CoinDesk Indices)