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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Markets

Mt.Gox Moves $1B Bitcoin to New Wallet

The activity marks some of the largest transactions from the exchange since its bankruptcy in 2014.

Mt. Gox will set a repayment date in due course. (CoinDesk)

Finance

Early Solana Backer Foundation Capital Raises $600M for Eleventh Flagship Fund

The fund is 20% larger than its predecessor $500 million fund, which closed around three years ago

Funding (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Open Interest Hits Lowest Level Since August

Binance open interest drops below 100,000 BTC, lowest level in over a year.

BTC Futures Open Interest (Glassnode)

Web3

Animoca Brands' Advisory Overtook Web3 Businesses in 2024 as the Yat Siu-Led Firm Pivots

Animoca Brands reported $314 million in bookings, up 12% from 2023’s $280 million, as the company pivoted away from its reliance on gaming and NFT sales.

Animoca Brands' co-founder and executive chairman Yat Siu speaks at Consensus Hong Kong (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Could Swing Back to $95K Amid Signs of BTC Bear Exhaustion

Signs of seller exhaustion at the 200-day SMA suggests scope for a price bounce.

A BTC bounce may be coming. (ArtTower/Pixabay)

Finance

Sygnum Bank Expands Custody to Include Leading Crypto Options Exchange Deribit

Sygnum and Deribit are now leveraging crypto custodian Fireblocks' "Off Exchange" service

Deribit CEO Luuk Strijers (Extreme right) at Consensus Hong Kong (CoinDesk)

Markets

Dollar Index Declines Below 105 as Bitcoin Hits $90K

The DXY index has now dropped to its lowest level since mid-November.

Dollar (CoinDesk)

Markets

AAVE Jumps 21% as Aave DAO Reveals its ‘Most Important’ Proposal

Aave’s cash pile has ballooned by 115% to $115 million since mid-2024, with the platform’s GHO stablecoin hitting a $200 million supply and reporting strong revenues.

The development lab overseeing lending protocol Aave, which means "ghost" in Finnish, is seeking $16 million from the Aave community. (Unsplash)

Policy

Controversial Australian Olympic Breakdancer Raygun's Brother Charged for Crypto-Linked Fraud

Brendan Gunn is the director of an Australian firm that facilitates investment in crypto and other overseas investments.

Raygun of Team Australia competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Markets

BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Registers Highest Trading Volume in 3 Months

The ETF saw over $1 billion in outflows last week alongside a surge in trading volumes.

ECB is likely to cut rates Thursday. (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)