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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Markets

Celestia's TIA Token Surges 25%, Leaves Crypto Traders in Disbelief

Funding rates in perpetual futures tied to TIA are most negative since January, indicating a bias for shorts or bearish bets.

TIA's price chart. (CoinDesk)

Tech

TON Blockchain Ecosystem to Get New Layer-2 Network Based on Polygon Tech

The new protocol, called the TON Applications Chain (TAC), will make use of Polygon’s Chain Development Kit (CDK), as well as their AggLayer.

Founder of TON Application Chain Pavel Altukhov (TAC)

Tech

Blockchain Startup Rome Raises $9M to Serve Ethereum Layer-2s Through Solana

Shared sequencers and data availability (DA) are services that Rome could provide, as blockchain builders increasingly rely on "modular" networks to handle Ethereum's myriad components and functions.

Rome co-founders Anil Kumar and Sattvik Kansal (Rome)

Markets

Drop in Bitcoin Mining Difficulty 'Comparable to FTX Collapse,' CryptoQuant Says

Miners’ profitability has been hit as the daily revenues fell from $78 million pre-halving to $26 million currently, one market analyst noted.

Bitcoin sculpture made from scrap metal outside the BitCluster mining farm in Norilsk, Russia. (BitCluster)

Finance

Standard Chartered-Backed Zodia Custody Partners with Crypto Lending Firm Maple Finance

Under the agreement, collateral pledged to Maple Finance will be securely held by Zodia Custody

Sid Powell, CEO of Maple Finance (Maple Finance)

Markets

Bullish Bitcoin Drivers Remain in Play Despite Germany's Sales, Mt. Gox Reimbursements

Macro factors and persistent "risk-on" in traditional markets suggest a promising outlook after BTC-specific supply overhangs run dry.

Bulls fighting. (Bykofoto/Shutterstock)

Markets

Australian Securities Exchange Gives Green Light to DigitalX's Bitcoin ETF

DigitalX Bitcoin ETF will trade on the ASX as BTXX

Sydney Opera House in Australia (Stanbalik/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin, Ether Reverse Losses as Germany Gets Back $200M BTC From Exchanges

On Monday, BTC dropped to as low as $55,000 shortly after an address belonging to the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) sent over $900 million to various addresses.

Bitcoin received by German Government wallets. (Arkham)

Finance

Digital Asset Trader Auros to Invest Over $50M in Crypto Startups Through Its Newly Established VC Arm

Auros Ventures aims to make concentrated bets on crypto startups to help them scale with Auros being "power user," Auros co-founder and CIO Ben Roth said in an exclusive interview with CoinDesk.

Julien Auchecorne, the newly appointed head of Auros Ventures (Auros)

Markets

Ether Retakes $3K Amid Signs of Seller Exhaustion Before ETF Debut

Discounts in the Grayscale Ethereum Trust and the Coinbase indicator have evaporated in a positive sign for the ether bulls.

Ether's price. (CoinDesk)