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

SOL, BOME Trend on Social Media as Ether, Bitcoin Lag

Increased crowd chatter may be a sign of an impending retail investor frenzy.

Social media icons juxtaposed on a keyboard. (Anna/Pixabay)

Markets

Indonesia’s Crypto Market Booms as Transactions Hit $1.92B in February

The country's registered crypto investors also surged to 19 million users last month.

Jakarta, Indonesia

Finance

Ether Could Be a Meaningful Earnings Driver for Coinbase, JPMorgan Says

The bank raised its price target for the crypto exchange to $150 from $95.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong speaks at a political rally hosted by Stand With Crypto. (screenshot from Coinbase video)

Markets

Bitcoin Trader Sees Prices Slumping to $60K as Crypto Bulls See $650M in Liquidations

The CoinDesk 20, a broad-based index of the most liquid crypto tokens, was down 8.25%.

A bear waving. (Hans-Jurgen Mager/Unsplash)

Finance

Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital Should Be a ‘Core Holding’ for Digital Asset Investors, Stifel Canada Says

There are a number of key catalysts for the company, and these include ETF net inflows, the development of GalaxyOne and a potential Nasdaq listing, the report said.

Mike Novogratz, founder and CEO of Galaxy Digital

Policy

Democrats Ask SEC's Gensler to Block Approval of More Crypto ETPs

Senators say that retail investors face "enormous risks" from such products because thin order books for some cryptocurrencies

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Avalanche Foundation Snaps Up KIMBO, COQ, and Three Other Tokens as First Meme Coin Investment

The Foundation first said in December it would invest in meme coin as part of a digital culture drive.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin's Correlation to Nvidia Strongest in Over a Year

The 90-day and 52-week correlation between bitcoin and Nasdaq-listed chip maker Nvidia is well above 0.80.

Chain (analogicus/Pixabay)

Markets

Pepe, Dogwifhat Could Lead Next Round of Meme Coin Surge, Traders Say

The strongest sector growth this year has emerged from non-serious tokens, and the rally shows no signs of stopping.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Polyhedra Network Closes $20M Round at $1B Valuation

This is the Web 3 infrastructure provider’s fifth round of financing in the last two years.

(engin akyurt/Unsplash)