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

Policy

Binance.US Halts Direct Dollar Withdrawals

U.S. dollar deposits in user wallets are no longer eligible for FDIC insurance protection, according to the updated terms of use.

Oct 17, 2023

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Above $28K Buoyed by California ‘BitLicense’ Bill Being Signed

The broader crypto market returned just over 1.24% on average in the past 24 hours, CoinDesk Market Index shows.

Oct 17, 2023

Markets

Bitcoin's Rising Dominance Rate Challenges Altcoin Boom From 2021

Bitcoin's dominance rate (index), which measures the top cryptocurrency's share in the total crypto market, touched a 2.5-year high of 52.45% on Monday.

Oct 17, 2023

Policy

FTX Plans to Return 90% of Customer Funds, but There's a Catch

An amended proposal released early Tuesday will be filed by the FTX Debtors by mid-December if approved.

Oct 17, 2023

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Trading Bitcoin on Binance Got Tougher During the ETF Rumor Frenzy: Kaiko

Several traders experienced 'slippage' as liquidity declined across major exchanges.

Oct 17, 2023

Markets

Bitcoin Jumps to $30K, Then Dumps, as False Spot ETF Approval Report Circulates

CoinGlass data shows that $72 million worth of short positions were liquidated on the move to $30,000 and $31 million in longs were liquidated during the correction.

Oct 16, 2023

Finance

Tether Freezes 32 Crypto Addresses Linked to Terrorism, Warfare in Israel and Ukraine

The combined value across the frozen wallets equated to $873,118.

Oct 16, 2023

Tether freezes wallets (Raisa Milova/Unsplash)

Finance

Ferrari to Start Accepting Crypto Payments in U.S, Europe to Follow

Ferrari will subsequently extend the scheme to Europe in response to demand from its wealthy customers

Oct 16, 2023

Markets

Binance Burns $450M BNB in Quarterly Move

The burn mechanism is based on BNB's price and the number of blocks generated on the BNB Smart Chain (BSC) during the quarter.

Oct 16, 2023

DeFi protocol OptiFi lost $661,000 in user funds after an update error. (Pixabay)

Tech

FTX Bankruptcy Estate Stakes $150M SOL and ETH as Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial Continues

Addresses tied to the bankrupt crypto exchange controlled by a creditors’ group have apparently staked the tokens to earn yield, blockchain data suggests.

Oct 16, 2023