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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Opinion

Prediction Markets Go to Washington('s Appeals Court)

A federal appeals court will consider the CFTC's ongoing efforts to keep political prediction markets from launching.

(Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Finance

YouTube Page of India's Supreme Court Hacked to Promote XRP

The channel streams hearings of notable court cases but temporarily showed promotional videos of XRP and Ripple Labs before being taken down.

Supreme Court of India. (Shutterstock)

Markets

Cat-Themed Memecoins Emerge as Preferred Risk On Bets With 40% Surge in a Week

Cat-themed tokens have emerged as a new cohort alongside dog-themed Dogecoin and Shiba Inu, among the biggest gainers in the 2020-2021 bull run.

A cat hiding. (Shutterstock)

Markets

Ether Is Going to Shine Again, Steno Research Says

The recent Federal Reserve interest cut will fuel increased onchain activity, and this will strongly benefit the Ethereum blockchain, the report said.

Ethereum (Unsplash)

Markets

'Satoshi Era' Wallets Move $16M in Bitcoin After 15 Years of Dormancy

It is unclear if all these wallets belong to the same person or entity.

Heading of Bitcoin Whitepaper

Finance

SocGen's Crypto Unit Takes Euro Stablecoin to Solana After Flopping on Ethereum

The French financial services firm is betting on Solana's faster and cheaper attributes.

Societe Generale (Shutterstock)

Markets

Bitcoin Nears $64K as BTC Futures Attract Billions; BoJ's Hike Pause Bumps Risk Assets

The Bank of Japan won’t rush to repeat hikes of the yen, which triggered a market meltdown in July.

(Giovanni Calia/Unsplash)

Tech

Crypto Exchange BingX Hacked, Onchain Data Shows Over $43M Drained

Hacker have moved the stolen assets to decentralized exchanges.

(Kevin Ku/Unsplash)

Policy

Inside OKX's Strategic Shifts to Its Regulatory Approach, Formula 1 Branding and App Design

"We find ourselves in a really unique place" and aim to be "one of the largest web three technology companies," OKX CMO Haider Rafique told CoinDesk in an interview.

OKX CMO Haider Rafique with McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri before the Singapore Grand Prix on September 1, 2024. (Courtesy: McLaren and OKX)