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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Finance

Nasdaq Halts Plan for Crypto Custody Service Due to U.S. Regulatory Conditions

The stock market operator had said in March that it was putting together infrastructure and regulatory approval for the custodian service.

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Finance

Blockchain Capital Leads $40M Round for Crypto Firm RISC Zero

The startup creates developer tooling that helps build zero-knowledge proof software for improved security and computational power.

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Tech

Polygon Mulls Governance Restructure in Polygon 2.0 Roadmap

Developers have proposed an “Ecosystem Council” to push smart contract upgrades, as well as changes to how community-based funding works.

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Markets

BNB Chain Burns Nearly $500M Worth of BNB Tokens

The burned tokens are now permanently destroyed, which makes circulating tokens more valuable if demand increases.

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Markets

1Inch Token Balance on Centralized Exchanges Surges to $65M

The balance held in wallets tied to centralized exchange has surged by 50% in three days, per Glassnode data.

The chart shows the number of 1INCH held in wallets tied to centralized exchanges has surged to record highs.

Finance

Ex-FTX COO Constance Wang Joins Crypto Fund Sino Global

Matthew Graham, Sino Global’s founder and CEO, was a close associate of Sam Bankman-Fried during FTX’s rise.

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Tech

Ethereum ICO Participant Transfers $116M ETH After 8 Years of Dormancy

Ether posted nominal gains in the past 24 hours alongside the broader market.

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Markets

Stride Blockchain Will Move to ATOM-Powered Security Model

Stride's native token STRD trades 0.7% higher as the transition is expected to beef up the liquid staking protocol's security by several thousand percent.

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Web3

Metaverse Startup Futureverse Raises $54M Series A From 10T Holdings, Ripple Labs

Futureverse formed out of the merger of eight companies in late 2022, with three more assimilated subsequently.

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Markets

Bitcoin Cannot Remain Indifferent to Dollar Index for Long: Analyst

U.S dollar index's fate impacts global liquidity conditions, which, in turn, influences risk assets, including cryptocurrencies.

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