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

Bitcoin Has Best Day in 2 Months as Markets Anticipate a ‘Summer of Easing'

The net percent of global central banks cutting rates is increasing in a positive sign for risk assets, including cryptocurrencies.

(Giovanni Calia/Unsplash)

Finance

Eclipse Labs Promotes Vijay Chetty to CEO Nearly a Week After Neel Somani's Ouster

Neel Somani, the founder and CEO of Eclipse Labs, stepped down after sexual misconduct allegations recently surfaced.

Lunar eclipse (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Nears $63K as Bulls Chew Through 'Taker Selling'

A taker order is placed by a trader who looks to execute the trade immediately at the going market price.

BTC's price bounce. (CoinDesk)

Finance

Huobi Hong Kong Withdraws License Application for the Second Time

HBGL Hong Kong Limited, the entity behind Huobi Hong Kong, first withdrew and then re-submitted its application for a Hong Kong VATP license in February.

Hong Kong (Ruslan Bardash / Unsplash)

Finance

Bitcoin DeFi Tool Alex Lab Loses $4.3M in Hack, Offers 10% Bounty for Stolen Funds

The ALEX team proposed a 10% bounty on the total stolen funds in exchange for the return of 90% of assets.

(Kevin Ku/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Fee Crash Could Lead to Faster Miner Selling, Analysts Say

Bitcoin's mean transaction fee has reversed the post-halving Runes-led spike, squeezing miners' revenue.

Farm, miner. (rebcenter-moscow/Pixbay)

Policy

Former FTX Exec Ryan Salame Asks for Lenient 18 Months in Prison

Salame's attorneys highlight that he wasn't involved in the core fraud perpetuated by Sam Bankman-Fried, and he has had nearly his entire net worth destroyed by the implosion of FTX.

Ryan Salame leaving a New York courthouse on Sept. 7, 2023. (Sam Kessler/CoinDesk)

Policy

Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev Found Guilty, Sentenced to 64 Months in Prison by Dutch Court

Alexey Pertsev was first jailed in the Netherlands in August 2022.

Free Alex Pertsev poster spotted outside the courthouse (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

Markets

GameStop Rally Sends Meme Coins Skywards; PEPE, FLOKI, MOG Surge

“Roaring Kitty is living proof that retail can mog (outperform) institutions at the highest level,” one meme coin developer said.

image of a crypto trader aka degen (Anjo Clacino/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Philippines' Central Bank Gives Approval to Coins.ph to Pilot Stablecoin in Key Remittance Market

Coins.ph plans to integrate the stablecoin into remittance platforms in countries with significant remittance flows to Philippines, one of the world’s largest remittance markets.

The Philippines plans on issuing a wholesale CBDC (Alexes Gerard/Unsplash)