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

Latest from Parikshit Mishra


News Analysis

Weekly Recap: Regulatory Wins, Market Doldrums

PLUS: World Liberty Financial’s token sale, Coinbase in India, Ripple in Dubai

Donald Trump speaking at the White House crypto summit. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Trump Family Held Talks to Buy Stake in Binance.US: WSJ

The talks began after Binance reached out to Trump allies last year to strike a deal for the exchange's return to the U.S, according to report.

Trump in the Oval Office

Markets

Solana Proposal, Which Could Cut SOL Inflation by 80%, Gains Limited Validator Support

If approved, the proposal could lead to a sharp reduction in the SOL inflation rate, potentially boosting the token's value.

Solana validators voting in SIMD-0228 proposal. (Solana)

Finance

Solv Raises $10M for Bitcoin Reserve Offering to Drive Institutional BTC Finance Adoption

Solv is attempting to offer an "on-chain MicroStrategy" model, referencing the Michael Saylor-founded software company that now owns nearly 500,000 BTC

Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin white paper on Halloween Day in 2008. (Jonathan Borba/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Lawyer Requests Interpol Red Notice for Libra Founder Hayden Davis: Report

Attorney Gregorio Dalbon raised the procedural risk of U.S. citizen Davis remaining at large and of his financial resources allowing him to stay in hiding

Argentina has created a national committee to help develop blockchain technology. (Unsplash)

Markets

Ripple Bags Dubai License to Offer Crypto Payments in UAE

Payments utility is also expected to drive greater stablecoin adoption in the UAE for their real time settlement value proposition.

Dubai_skyline

Markets

XRP Short Bias Lingers Amid Ripple Legal Hopes, DOGE Nears Death Cross as BTC Dominance Hits 4-Year High

XRP, Dogecoin, Bitcoin News: XRP Short Bias Lingers Amid Ripple Legal Hopes, DOGE Nears Death Cross as BTC Dominance Hits 4-Year high

BTC's dominance rate. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

Finance

MEXC Ventures Invests $36M in Ethena and USDe as Stablecoin Demand Continues to Surge

The investment aims to boost stablecoin adoption and crypto accessibility.

(tungnguyen0905/Pixabay)

Markets

Video-Sharing Platform Rumble Buys 188 BTC for $17.1M

The video-sharing platform had previously announced plans to allocate up to $20 million to Bitcoin

Video playing on a smartphone in front of a keyboard (Alvaro Felipe/Unsplash)

Markets

Hyperliquid Loses $4M After Whale's Over $200M Ether Trade Unwinds

The whale liquidation saw wallet ‘0xf3f4’ opening a highly leveraged 50x ETH long position, depositing $4.3 million in USDC as margin for a total size of 113,000 ETH.

whale paola-ocaranza-3RBM2xXEPNo-unsplash