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

Finance

Digital Asset Platform Bakkt Agrees to Buy Apex Crypto for Up to $200M

The firm will pay $55 million in cash upon deal close, and $145 million in stock and seller notes upon achieving certain financial targets.

Nov 3, 2022

The Bakkt Holdings leadership team in front of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

Policy

Singapore's MAS Starts Wholesale CBDC Project Ubin+ for Cross-Border Payments

The project comes a day after the central bank announced new projects aimed at trade finance and wealth management.

Nov 3, 2022

Monetary Authority of Singapore MAS Building (Shutterstock)

Policy

Singapore Starts Two New Token Pilots With Standard Chartered, HSBC and Others

The two new pilots will focus on using DeFi in trade finance and wealth management.

Nov 2, 2022

Finance

Crypto Launchpad Team Finance Suffers $14.5M Exploit

The platform has paused all activity till the exploit has been mitigated.

Oct 27, 2022

Finance

Crypto Exchange SushiSwap Approves Restructuring, Will Create 3 Firms for DAO

The development of the decentralized autonomous organization will be managed by three organizations, which will be based in Panama and the Cayman Islands.

Oct 26, 2022