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

First Mover Americas: Binance Traders Led “Sell-The-Fact” Pullback in Bitcoin

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 16, 2024.

A user examines prices on a mobile phone while looking at a graph on a laptop

Policy

UN Says Tether Plays Major Role in Illicit Activity in East Asia; Stablecoin Issuer Hits Back

Tether said it was "disappointed" that the report had singled out its stablecoin, USDT.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino (Tether)

Finance

Manta Pacific Replaces Base as Fourth Largest Scaling Solution: L2Beat

Manta Pacific is the native layer 2 of the Manta Network.

L2Beat: Scaling solutions ranked as per TVL (L2Beat)

Tech

Fantom Slashes Validator Staking Requirements by 90%, FTM Prices Unchanged

The move could help improve network security as validators are more widely distributed across the world, developers said.

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Markets

Arthur Hayes Believes Bitcoin ETFs Could Bring in Billions From TradFi

ETFs could open up a line of trading avenues centred around arbitrage, options and financing, Hayes said.

Arthur Hayes (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin's 'Sell The Fact' Pullback Came From Binance, OKX: Kaiko

The cumulative volume delta (CVD) indicator show traders from Binance have led the so-called "sell-the-fact" pullback in bitcoin.

Limit Order Buy Sell Chart (Shutterstock)

Finance

Binance Thailand Crypto Exchange Open for Trading

The crypto exchange is a joint venture between Binance and Thailand's Gulf Innova.

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Finance

OKX’s Middle East Business Wins Dubai Virtual Assets License

OKX Middle East Fintech FZE will be offering local currency trading pairs such as AED/BTC, AED/ETH, and more in the coming weeks, said OKX General Manager for MENA Region Rifad Mahasneh.

Dubai (Wael Hneini/Unsplash)

Policy

Vivek Ramaswamy, Crypto-Friendly U.S. Presidential Candidate, Suspends Campaign

The former biotech executive was the only Republican contender to have a crypto plan.

Vivek Ramaswamy co-founded Strive Asset Management (Frederick Munawa)

Finance

Hong Kong Crypto Exchange HashKey Becomes Crypto Unicorn After $100M Raise

Operator of licensed Hong Kong exchange says raise will promote compliant, innovative global growth.

Dr Xiao Feng, Chairman & CEO of HashKey Group. (HashKey)