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

Markets

Bitcoin Unlikely to Be Destabilized by Real Yields, Crypto Observers Say

The rise in real yields is more of a headache to blue chip stocks than to markets like technology or crypto and will not disrupt the medium-term growth story, one observer said.

Jul 3, 2023

Opyn's Crab strategy offers a new way to generate yield in a comatose market. (James Coleman/Unsplash)

Policy

Hong Kong Sets Up Task Force for Web3 Development

Hong Kong wants to be a Web3 hub , Financial Secretary Paul Chan said.

Jul 3, 2023

Policy

Singapore's MAS Orders Crypto Firms to Keep Customer Assets in a Trust by Year-End

The MAS has also restricted crypto service providers from facilitating lending and staking of tokens by their retail customers.

Jul 3, 2023

Markets

Bitcoin Cash Futures Traders Lose Most in 2 Years as Prices Spike to $320

South Korean trading volumes for the bitcoin offshoot token boomed last week, spurring a price spike last week.

Jul 3, 2023

Policy

South Korea Passes Crypto Bill for User Protection

The bill marks the country's first step towards a digital asset legal framework.

Jul 3, 2023

South Korea flag (Daniel Bernard/ Unsplash)

Finance

Citigroup Reviews Partnership With Metaco, in Talks With Other Crypto Custodians: Bloomberg

Citigroup has started discussions with other crypto custody partners, according to the report.

Jun 30, 2023

Crypto market to stay highly correlated to stocks, Citi says. (Miquel Parera/Unsplash)

Policy

New Zealand Is Not Exploring Crypto Regulation, but Recommends Increased Vigilance

"Issues raised by crypto-assets and other innovations do not fall neatly within agency boundaries," said Ian Woolford, Director of Money and Cash, Reserve Bank of New Zealand.

Jun 30, 2023

Auckland, New Zealand (Dan Freeman/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Cash Tops $300 as South Korean Trading Volumes Surge

The bitcoin cash-Korean won (BCH/KRW) pair listed on Upbit has registered a trading volume of $557.63 million in the past 24 hours. That's nearly 3.5 times

Jun 30, 2023

Bitcoin cash price (CoinDesk/Highcharts.com)

Policy

SEC vs Coinbase Case Set for July 13 After Exchange’s ‘Creative' Opening Response

The date for the court hearing is much earlier than expected, prompted by a "creative" defense tactic by Coinbase – it filed its response 40 days before the deadline of August 7, 2023.

Jun 30, 2023

Finance

IFC-Backed Carbon Opportunities Fund Uses Chia Network to Settle Tokenized Carbon Credits

Investment company Sumitomo Corporation of Americas purchased a batch of tokenized carbon offsets from the Carbon Opportunities Fund.

Jun 28, 2023