Parikshit Mishra

Regional Head of Asia

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.

Latest from Parikshit Mishra

Markets

Germany Still Holds $1.3B Worth of Bitcoin, Blockchain Data Show

Germany has been running down its coin stash since mid-June.

Jul 8, 2024

Markets

U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls Eyed as Bitcoin Heads for Largest Weekly Loss Since FTX's Collapse

The jobs data, due later Friday, is forecast to show that the pace of job additions in the world's largest economy slowed sharply in June.

Jul 5, 2024

Finance

Mt. Gox Begins Repayments in Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash

The defunct crypto exchange announced last month that it will begin repayments in July.

Jul 5, 2024

Markets

As Bitcoin Bellyflops to $54K Only Five Mining Rigs Remain Profitable, Says F2Pool

Miners need to continually sell bitcoin rewards to keep operations afloat, and they are stressed during a market downturn.

Jul 5, 2024

ASIC Miners (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Bulls Rack up $580M Liquidations as Bitcoin Drops 8%, Ether, Solana, Dogecoin Plunge

Traders previously warned of a bearish market reaction to Mt. Gox’s bitcoin repayments.

Jul 5, 2024

Markets

Decoding The $7B Decline in Bitcoin's Notional Open Interest

While BTC futures OI has dropped, open interest in BTC terms has held steady.

Jul 4, 2024

Markets

Mt. Gox Doomsday Scenario Involves Bitcoin Cash, Not Bitcoin: Analyst

Selling pressure from Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and lack of liquidity is the story to watch once Mt. Gox begins redemptions, writes Presto Research.

Jul 4, 2024

Mt. Gox Creditor Kolin Burges confronts Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Plunges Under $59K as Crypto Bulls See $230M Liquidations

Solana’s SOL and dogecoin (DOGE) lead losses among major tokens, with the CoinDesk 20 index down 4.8%.

Jul 4, 2024

Finance

Ethereum Builder Consensys Buys Wallet Guard to Strengthen MetaMask Security

Consensys has been active in the acquisition trail, last year buying blockchain microstructure designer Special Mechanisms Group and blockchain notifications service HAL, and wallet firm MyCrypto in 2022.

Jul 3, 2024

Joe Lubin, Founder and CEO of Consensys, MetaMask's developer, speaks at Consensus 2024 by CoinDesk. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk/Suzanne Cordiero)

Markets

Solana Meme Coin MEW's Cat Character to Feature on Trending Telegram Mini Game

The MEW character will be featured on TON, the network where Pixelverse’s Telegram mini-games operate, in a first for a Solana meme coin.

Jul 3, 2024