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

PEPE Leads Meme Coin Rally as Ether Nears $4K

Traders have been using meme tokens as a proxy bet on the growth of Ethereum or other blockchains.

Mar 8, 2024

Markets

Stablecoin Project Ethena Labs Bags $4M for USDe Treasury

The stablecoin earns yield by shorting ether futures and capturing funding rates - which have surged in the past two weeks.

Mar 8, 2024

A U.S. dollar coin balances on top of rocks

Markets

Return of Animal Spirits? Bitcoin Traders Lock $20M in the $200K Call Option

Bitcoin traders are having a relook at the $200,000 call option after a gap of nearly three years.

Mar 8, 2024

Policy

U.S. Will Appeal Do Kwon's Extradition to South Korea: Justice Department

On Thursday, Kwon's attorney Goran Rodic told CoinDesk via text that a Montenegro court had ruled to extradite him to South Korea.

Mar 8, 2024

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon (Terra)

Markets

Solana Meme Coin Dogwifhat Surges 48% to Record, Beats BONK, DOGE to $2

Some meme coins are surging in anticipation of more exchange listings in the coming months.

Mar 6, 2024

Markets

Bitcoin Rebounds as $150K Target for 2024 Comes in View

Crypto markets slid as much as 10% in the past 24 hours, but have quickly been bought up by bulls.

Mar 6, 2024

Policy

Binance.US Slashed Two-Thirds of Its Workforce as Revenue Plunged After SEC Lawsuit: Court Transcript

"The allegations of the SEC severely undermined institutional trust in our platform," Binance.US executive Christopher Blodgett said during a deposition.

Mar 6, 2024

Markets

Crypto Funding Rates Reset After Bitcoin's Sharp Pullback From $69K

The market-wide resetting of funding rates means potential for a more long-lasting move to record highs in bitcoin.

Mar 6, 2024

Funding rates have normalized with bitcoin's overnight price pullback. (Velo Data)

Finance

Institutional Crypto Wallet Provider Utila Raises $11.5M, Aims to Facilitate Tokenization Boom

Utila's self-custodial wallet offers a simplified user interface, fast onboarding process and recently added enhanced tokenization capabilities to better serve token issuers, co-founder and CEO Bentzi Rabi said in an interview.

Mar 5, 2024

Policy

Crypto Lender Nexo Secures First Regulatory Victory in Dubai

Receiving a full license involves three stages: an initial provisional permit, a preparatory license, and an operating license.

Mar 5, 2024