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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Finance

HTX, Poloniex Assets Are '100% Safe' Says Justin Sun After $200M Hack

Both exchanges lost a combined total of more than $200 million in a series of hacks last month.

Consensus 2019 Justin Sun CEO TRON (CoinDesk)

Finance

ARK Invest Sells Coinbase Shares for Third Straight Day

The investment firm has sold the crypto exchange's stock on all but two trading days this month.

Coinbase sticker on a Macintosh laptop

Markets

Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick Is a Bitcoin Maxi and Tether Fan

He said Cantor Fitzgerald is a custodian of the U.S. Treasuries that Tether holds to back its USDT stablecoin.

Cantor Fitzgerald's Howard Lutnick (World Economic Forum)

Finance

Coinbase to Bring TradFi Assets On-Chain With New Platform Built on Base Under Abu Dhabi Regulator's Oversight

"Project Diamond" lets institutions create and trade digital native versions of financial instruments such as debt using Base in a regulated manner.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)

Policy

China to Verify Citizens' Identities With New Blockchain-Based Platform

The announcement follows a government rule change to require social media influencers to display their real names.

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Finance

Bitcoin Wallet Conio, Coinbase Team Up to Bring Crypto to Italian Banks

Conio is also looking at tokenization, and is involved in the Euro Token project overseen by the innovation center of the Bank of Italy.

Conio general manager Orlando Merone (Conio)

Finance

Crypto VC C1 With Coinbase Lineage Eyes Acquisition in Australia: Report

Australia has taken a cautious approach to the larger crypto industry ever since the collapse of FTX.

investment, hedge fund

Markets

Bitcoin's 4% Drop Cools Overheated Funding Rates, Data Show

Funding rates for major tokens, including BTC, have normalized to below 0.1%, indicating an exit of over leveraged bulls.

water cup, lemon (klimkin/Pixabay)

Finance

El Salvador Could Rake in $1B Bitcoin Investment Per Year With New 'Freedom VISA'

The country's treasury owns just over 2,700 bitcoin (BTC), which has yielded over $3 million in unrealized profit so far.

El Salvador (Esaú González, Unsplash)

Markets

LayerZero Confirms Airdrop Plans, Boosting Some Ecosystem Projects

As of Friday, LayerZero has not outright mentioned how it intends to reward users for using its network.

Airdrop (Viaframe/Getty Images)