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

Paradigm Unveils 'Block Trading' Facility for MATIC, SOL, XRP Options

Crypto OTC liquidity network Paradigm on Monday announced a block trading facility for linear options tied to MATIC, SOL and XRP. Trades facilitated by Paradigm will be submitted to Deribit for execution and clearing.

Web, networking, globe. (geralt/Pixabay)

Finance

Coinbase Resumes Operations After 3-Hour Outage

Some users may still be experiencing a "degraded" service, the exchange said.

(Alpha Photo/Flickr)

Policy

Indian Crypto Exchange CoinDCX’s DeFi Arm Okto to Launch Blockchain and OKTO Token

The objective of Okto is to give global users a single-click mobile experience while traversing the Web3 space.

CoinDCX's co-founders Neeraj Khandelwal and Sumit Gupta (CoinDCX)

Markets

Bitcoin Below $60K Could Trigger 'Panic' Selling, Crypto Analyst Says

One trader said recent declines are likely related to miners' asset sell-offs and fears of tighter regulation of cryptocurrencies.

Panic. (Andrey Metelev/Unsplash)

Policy

Chinese Police Bust $296M Illegal Crypto-Based Currency Operation: Report

Police in Panshi City, Jilin arrested six people for running an "underground bank."

(chinahbzyg/Shutterstock)

Markets

Stablecoin Expansion Stalls Ahead of U.S. Inflation Data

Wednesday's U.S. CPI data is expected to show the cost of living likely increased 3.4% over the year in April, a moderation from March's 3.5%.

Combined market cap of USDT, USDC, DAI with BTC's price and total crypto market cap. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

Markets

Metaplanet Makes Bitcoin a Reserve Asset as Japan’s Debt Mountain Grows

The announcement comes as the yen, one of the top five global reserve currencies, bears the brunt of Japan's fiscal imprudence.

Japan (Su San Lee/Unsplash)

Policy

Kraken Asks Court to Dismiss SEC Claims to Avoid 'Significant Reordering' of U.S. Financial Structure

Judge William H. Orrick is scheduled to hear the matter on June 12.

Screenshot from Kraken's promotional materials for its new wallet (CoinDesk/Kraken)

Markets

Meme Coin Demand Is Stronger Than Ever With Fast Money Chasing Pepe and WIF: Analyst

CoinMarketCap registered a record 138 memecoins in April, according to one analyst.

A physical representation of doge and shiba inu token. (Kevin_Y/Pixabay)

Markets

VanEck's MarketVector Starts Index to Track the Largest Meme Coins

The index contains a variety of dog-themed coins and other popular meme tokens.

DOGE Meme shiba inu (Atsuko Sato)