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 Not Playing Ball With Probe, SEC Says, as Focus Turns to Custody Arm Ceffu

Securities regulators have complained the exchange is unregistered, and worry about assets being shifted overseas.

Sep 15, 2023

CEO of Binance Changpeng Zhao at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Startup Ramp Adds Brazilian Central Bank's Pix as Payment Method

Adding Pix builds on Ramp's expansion to the South American country, where it opened a local entity in July in a bid for broader expansion throughout Latin America

Sep 14, 2023

Edificio del Banco Central de Brasil. (Credit: Shutterstock/Alf Ribeiro)

Markets

Bitcoin Onchain Data Show Bullish Undercurrents

The market may appear boring, but under the surface, the onchain data is quietly aligning in favor of the bulls.

Sep 14, 2023

BTC price, supply last active within the last month (Blockware Solutions, Glassnode)

Finance

Thailand's KBank Starts $100M Fund Targeting AI and Web3

The KXVC fund hopes to become a regional gateway to help global founders in the APAC region.

Sep 14, 2023

Krating Poonpol, Group Chairman of KBTG.(Left) and Jom Vimolnoht, Managing Director of KXVC. (Right) (KXVC)

Markets

Crypto Miners Debate $500K Bitcoin Fee Refund to Paxos for 'Fat-Fingers' Error

Miners can choose to return large fees out of goodwill, even though they do not have any obligation to do so.

Sep 14, 2023

Bitcoin miners are debating issuing a half a million dollar fee refund to Paxos for a fat finger error. (Shutterstock)

Policy

Three Arrows Founders Hit With 9-Year Trading Ban in Singapore

MAS has banned the Three Arrows Capital founders from managing, directing, or being a shareholder of any registered capital markets services firm in Singapore.

Sep 14, 2023

Kyle Davies (left) and Su Zhu (middle). (Kyle Davies/X)

Tech

North Korean Attackers Linked to $54M CoinEx Hack, Blockchain Data Suggests

A hot wallet of the crypto exchange used to hold users’ tokens was exploited by attackers on Tuesday.

Sep 13, 2023

Tech

BNB Chain’s Layer 2 Network opBNB Goes Live

The Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-compatible L2 chain scalability solution based on Optimism OP Stack expands the BNB Chain ecosystem to provide cheaper gas fees for projects.

Sep 13, 2023

Projects competing to become the dominant "layer 2" network atop Ethereum are now competing to become networks of networks. (Unsplash)

Finance

Ripple Will Do 80% of Its Hiring This Year Outside the U.S: Bloomberg

Brad Garlinghouse said the firm will look into hiring in countries where there is regulatory clarity.

Sep 13, 2023

Brad Garlinghouse (Steve Jennings / Getty Images)

Markets

These 4 Charts on Households' Finances Explain Bitcoin's Lull

Mainstream interest in the crypto market remains low as key economic indicators show continued decline in the disposable income of the U.S. households.

Sep 13, 2023