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

Grocery Chain Trader Joe’s Sues Unaffiliated Crypto Project That’s Using Its Name; JOE Token Sinks

The grocer alleged the Trader Joe decentralized exchange chose a similar name to benefit from the former’s popularity.

Oct 10, 2023

Trader Joe is making changes to its tokenomics. (Trader Joe)

Markets

Bitcoin Could Fall as Market Braces for Spread of Israeli-Hamas War

Three traders had different opinions of where the market could be headed, but mostly seemed to agree on a short-term drop given the global uncertainties.

Oct 10, 2023

Markets

Ether-Bitcoin Ratio Drops to 15-Month Low as ETFs Fail to Uplift Sentiment

The ratio has declined nearly 30% since Ethereum's Merge upgrade in September 2022.

Oct 10, 2023

Ether-Bitcoin ratio (TradingView/CoinDesk)

Policy

Hamas-Linked Crypto Accounts Frozen by Israeli Police, With Binance's Help: Report

Israeli authorities had previously seized around 190 Binance accounts with alleged ties to terrorist groups.

Oct 10, 2023

Rally following attack on Israel (Spencer Platt / Getty Images)

Policy

Bankman-Fried Seeks to Probe Lawyers’ Involvement in $200M ‘Sham’ Alameda Loans

The defendant in a multi-billion fraud trial is pressing to blame legal advice, despite judicial reluctance to let him.

Oct 10, 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried outside court in July 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin, Ether Options Order Books Signal Calm Amid Mounting Risks

The bid-ask ratio in bitcoin and ether options markets leans below one, signaling a bias for volatility selling, one observer said.

Oct 10, 2023

Tech

Bankman-Fried's FTX Could Have Lost Over $1B Due to Lax Security Practices: Report

Attackers were able to steal nearly $400 million worth of various tokens after FTX was hacked in November 2022. But it could have been worse.

Oct 10, 2023

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

Markets

Bitcoin Hovers Over $27.5K, Crypto Bulls Face $100M Liquidations as Altcoins Drop

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East impacted prices of riskier assets, such as bitcoin, on Monday.

Oct 10, 2023

Markets

First Mover Americas: Crypto Funds See Largest Inflows Since July

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 9, 2023.

Oct 9, 2023

Markets

Upbit Deflected 879 Hacking Attempts per Day in First Half of the Year

The exchange is immensely popular in the country and is known for attracting speculative rallies.

Oct 9, 2023