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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Tech

Hackers Are Using Fake GitHub Code to Steal Your Bitcoin: Kaspersky

The attack starts with seemingly legitimate GitHub projects — like making Telegram bots for managing bitcoin wallets or tools for computer games.

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Markets

U.S. Bitcoin ETFs See Record Daily Outflow of Over $930M as Carry Trades Lose Shine to the 10-Year Treasury Note

Investors pulled out funds from bitcoin and ether spot ETFs Tuesday as dwindling basis in the CME futures dented the appeal of carry trades.

BTC, ETH carry trades lose shine, spurring record ETF outflows. (Pexels/Pixabay)

Markets

GameStop Urged to Convert Its $5B Cash Into Bitcoin by Strive's CEO Matt Cole

GameStop has a unique opportunity to redefine itself as a market leader with its nearly $5 billion cash reserve, the letter said.

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Policy

Dubai Approves Circle's Stablecoins USDC and EURC for Use in DIFC

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) approved USDC and EURC as recognized crypto tokens within the Dubai International Financial Centre.

Circle (Sandali Handagama/ CoinDesk)

Markets

Bullish Crypto Bets Lose $1.2B as Bitcoin Fumbles to Under $89K, XRP Down 14%

Liquidations crossed the $1.35 billion level in the past 24 hours as a market slide worsened.

Liquidations. (Thomas M. Barwick/Getty Images)

Markets

Ether on the Verge of ‘Death Cross’ Pattern; SOL, DOGE, BNB Below 200-Day Average

Ether is on the verge of slipping into a death cross, an ominous momentum indicator, with a mixed record of predicting price trends.

FastNews (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Slides Below $87K to 3-Month Low as Nasdaq Futures Dip, Yen Sparks Risk-Off Fears

BTC hits three-month as Nasdaq futures point to continued risk aversion in stocks and the anti-risk Japanese yen strengthens against the U.S. dollar.

Close up of two people's boots at the edge of an ice pool. (Janke Laskowski/unsplash)

Tech

USDe Issuer Ethena Labs Integrates Chaos Labs' Edge Proof of Reserves Oracles to Strengthen Risk Management

The Edge Proof of Reserves Oracles provide a real-time, transparent mechanism to verify that token issuers like Ethena hold sufficient reserves.

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Markets

Binance Open Bitcoin Futures Bets Jump by Over $1B as BTC Chalks Out Bearish Candlestick Pattern: Godbole

Futures activity hints at an influx of fresh shorts as Monday's bearish marubozu candle points to more losses ahead.

Open BTC futures bets rise as prices drop. (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay)

Finance

USDe Stablecoin Developer Ethena Raises $100M: Bloomberg

USDe's market cap has jumped to around $6 billion this month, becoming the third largest stablecoin behind Tether's USDT and Circle's USDC

Funding (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)