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

Coinbase Adds 4 National Security Experts to Its Global Advisory Council

Coinbase has been embattled in efforts to legitimize crypto in the U.S. and is fighting the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in an unregistered-securities dispute.

Nov 7, 2023

Just a couple of months after Coinbase launched a U.S. advocacy group for crypto enthusiasts, organizers say it's brought in $2 million and sent 16,000 messages to U.S. lawmakers. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin’s Role as ‘Digital Gold’ Will Aid Further Demand, Traders Say

Traders continue to point out bitcoin’s supposed role as ‘digital gold,’ amid economic headwinds in the U.S., as a possible price catalyst.

Nov 7, 2023

Markets

Bitcoin Ordinals Protocol Token ORDI Rockets 50% on Binance Listing

Binance warned users to expect high volatility around ORDI token prices and gave it a risk classification of "higher-than-normal."

Nov 7, 2023

Finance

Crypto Tax Platform Blockpit Buys Rival Accointing From Glassnode

The "multi-million dollar" acquisition gives Austria-based Blockpit a footprint in the U.K.

Nov 7, 2023

Markets

Crypto Traders Are Earning 165% Yields by Staking a Token Named After Elon Musk’s Pet

Developers are trying to capture a piece of the global asset tokenization market as part of a new product in the Floki ecosystem.

Nov 7, 2023

Markets

CME Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Surge Indicates Interim BTC Price Top

Every once in a while, open interest sees a spike in a relatively short amount of time. When that happens, it nearly always marks a turning point for bitcoin prices, one observer noted.

Nov 7, 2023

Open interest in Chicago Mercantile Exchange's BTC futures has surged 35% in four weeks. (Erol Ahmed/Unsplash)

Markets

Coinbase Ending Support for Bitcoin SV

The crypto exchange de-listed Bitcoin SV (BSV) in 2021. Now, it's completely removing support for the token.

Nov 7, 2023

Markets

XRP Spikes 10% as Several Institutions Adopt Ripple’s Services

XRP traders often react to Ripple developments even as the company maintains distance from the token.

Nov 6, 2023

XRP rallies 10% as institutions adoption Ripple's platform.

Markets

Bitcoin Addresses With Over $1K of BTC Hits Record 8M, Data Shows

The number could grow exponentially, representing a tremendous amount of purchasing power, one observer said.

Nov 6, 2023

BTC's price, addresses with at least $1,000 worth of BTC. (Blockware Solutions, Glassnode)

Markets

GROK Tokens, Inspired by Elon Musk’s ChatGPT Rival, Pop up on Blockchains

While unrelated to the actual Grok service, the inspired tokens are quickly gaining a following among low-cap traders.

Nov 6, 2023