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

Germany's DZ Bank to Offer Customers Crypto Trading Through Boerse Stuttgart Tie Up

The first banks will be connected this year, with a phased roll out for selected retail customers.

Germany's DZ Bank to offer cooperative bank customers crypto trading services. (Richard Klune/Getty Images)

Markets

Ether Rebounds Off Key Support Signals Long Term Bullishness

Ether holds critical support level as macro factors loom over crypto market

Rebound tennis ball. (Unsplash)

Finance

WazirX Hacker Moves $32M Stolen Ether in Four Days to Tornado Cash as Binance Denies Founder’s Claims

WazirX founder Nischal Shetty claimed earlier this month that the ultimate owner of the crypto exchange was Binance - a statement the latter has denied.

(Alpha Rad/Unsplash)

Web3

Flappy Bird Foundation Flaps Back at Critics, Says Reboot Game Is True Successor of the 2013 Hit

The foundation says its mission is to preserve and foster the Flappy Bird game and legacy for the community.

Birds fighting. (Jonatan Pie/Unsplash)

Markets

Family Offices Investors Summit: The $100M Club Bets on Liquid Token, AI, and Gaming in Pivot to Alternative Investments

The Asia-Pacific region is expected to lead global growth in family office wealth, Manana Samuseva, founder of FOIS, told CoinDesk.

Manana Samuseva, founder of FOIS, (right) at the Family Funds Investor Summit at Singapore. (Manana Samuseva/FOIS)

Policy

OKX Singapore's New CEO Says Custodian Arrangements Were ‘Most Important, Most Difficult’ Part of MPI License

Crypto custodianship has been in the spotlight since the collapse of FTX.

(Larry Teo/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Broke $62K After Fed Rate Cuts. Here’s What Traders Say Will Happen Next

The CoinDesk 20, a measure of the largest digital assets, is up 3.4%. Plus: Polymarket traders have their money on four to five more rate cuts this year.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Bitget Seals 'Multi-Million Dollar' Deal With La Liga

"We still haven't decided" how the partnership with Lionel Messi, which ends this year, will evolve,

Gracy Chen, CEO at Bitget (Second from right in cap) Fernando Morientes, La Liga Ambassador (Center) at Token2049 Singapore. (Amitoj Singh/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitget, Foresight Ventures Buy $30M TON Tokens From Whales

Deal was with a number of TON whales directly, and not a fundraising round with the TON Foundation

Telegram app on smartphone (Shutterstock)

Markets

Fed Rate Cut Could Crash Crypto Markets, but Era of Central Banks Is Over: Arthur Hayes

A rate cut could add to inflation and strengthen the Japanese yen, crashing markets, Hayes explained.

Arthur Hayes at Korea Blockchain Week 2023. (Factblock)