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

Ether ETFs Unlikely to Cause a 'Bubble,' Traders Say

Interest in ether bets rose significantly after the approval of spot bitcoin ETFs in January sparked optimism among ETH traders.

Is bitcoin heading into another macro-fueled bubble? (Zdeněk Macháček/Unsplash)

Finance

Injective Introduces 'ERC-404' Port to Capitalize on the Hype Around the Experimental Token Standard

Injective has partenred with DEX DojoSwap to introduce the CW-404 standard.

Injective Labs CEO Eric Chen (Injective)

Policy

FTX Estate Can Sell Near 8% Stake in AI StartUp Anthropic, Court Rules

The motion to sell around 7.84% of Anthropic that FTX held as of January 2024 had been filed in early February 2024.

John J Ray III took over as FTX CEO in November 2022 (House Committee on Financial Services)

Markets

Ondo Finance Integrates Tokenized Treasuries Onto Aptos

Aptos is the latest chain to offer users access to Ondo’s USDY.

(Unsplash, Kanchanara)

Markets

Ether's $3K Breakout Partly Fueled by Dealer Hedging, Analyst Says

Options dealers likely bought ETH in spot/futures market to hedge their short positions in call options, adding to bullish momentum, BloFin's Griffin Ardern said.

A person looking at multiple trading screens. (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

Policy

Bitcoin ETF Approval Comparable to 'Naked Emperor’s New Clothes,’ ECB Officials Say

The U.S. SEC’s approval of multiple spot ETFs and the billions of dollars that have poured in since don't make Bitcoin a good investment or a better means of payment, the central bankers said in a blog post.

European Central Bank building in Frankfurt, Germany. (Photo by Jeremy Moeller/Getty Images)

Policy

South Korea’s Most Populated Province Traces and Collects $4.6M From Crypto Tax Evaders

South Korea’s Gyeonggi Province tax department traced the crypto accounts through the mobile numbers of the delinquents held by local authorities.

A tax warning. (Yunha Lee/CoinDesk)

Tech

Vitalik Buterin Floats Idea of AI-Based Code Audits, Ethereum Project Developers Back Him Up

In 2023, crypto users lost an estimated $2 billion to hacks and scams, with Ethereum experiencing the highest losses due to its extensive ecosystem and high-profile projects.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin (center) at the Kyive Tech Summit (Kyiv Tech Summit)

Markets

Ether’s Triangle Breakout Could Push It to New All-Time High of $5.2K: Kraken OTC

Ether rose above $3,000 earlier this week, the highest level since April 2022.

(Stefan Schurr/Shutterstock)

Markets

Bitcoin Back Over $51K, Crypto Market Recovers as Nvidia's Earnings Rejuvenates AI-Tokens

The haphazard price action caused over $200 million in liquidations of crypto-tracked futures, of which $150 million were longs, or bets, against higher prices.

bull and charts (Shutterstock)