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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Policy

Hong Kong Monetary Authority to Prepare for Retail CBDC

The regulator will start conducting in-depth studies and pilots on the implementation of a future e-HKD, according to a Friday report.

(Ruslan Bardash/Unsplash)

Markets

Vitalik Buterin’s Shiba Inu Donations to Power New Round of India Covid Relief Funds

Buterin said the new donation would work toward reducing the long-term impact of coronavirus.

Vitalik Buterin at EthCC in Paris (Lyllah Ledesma for CoinDesk)

Policy

EU’s Landmark Crypto Law MiCA Published in Official Journal

The procedural move means landmark licensing, stablecoin and anti-money laundering rules apply as of December 30, 2024.

Publication in the EU's journal turns crypto rules into law (Pixabay)

Tech

Polygon Spinoff Avail Network Starts Phase 2 of Its Testnet

This second phase will include a more thorough testing environment to encourage validator participation.

(Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)

Policy

Australia's Commonwealth Bank Will Partially Restrict Payments to Crypto Exchanges

The Australian bank announced on Thursday that will decline "certain payments" to crypto exchanges or hold them for a period of 24 hours

Australian dollars (Squirrel photos/Pixabay)

Policy

U.S. Senators Tell DOJ to Investigate Binance for Potentially Lying to Lawmakers: Bloomberg

Two senate democrats, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren, allege in a letter that the platform may have lied about Binance.US being an independent entity.

Senator Elizabeth Warren (Leigh Vogel/Getty Images)

Markets

DeFi Protocol Curve Finance Now Lets Users Mint crvUSD for Staked Ether

The governance proposal for the crvUSD minting was passed early on Thursday.

(vlastas/iStock)

Markets

DeFi Unfazed by SEC's Classification of Tokens as Securities

These forces will likely only drive “more financial activity to DeFi,” one trader said.

(Kevin Ku/Unsplash)

Policy

Binance Redirected $12B to Firms Controlled by CEO Changpeng Zhao, SEC Says

SEC says billions in customer funds were directed to Zhao’s firm Merit Peak via a holding company called Key Vision Development Limited.

Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as "CZ", founder and CEO of Binance, at Davos in 2023. (Casper Labs)

Markets

Research Shows Majority of Pepe Investors Caught in High-Stakes Game of Musical Chairs

The majority of investors do not stand to gain from Pepecoin's herculean rise, indicating a limited window for potential gains.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)