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.

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Markets

Monero's XMR Token Reverses February Slide With Golden Cross

XMR has gained 25% in four weeks amid a crackdown on Botnet mining in some European countries and one of the leading miners' decision to shut down operations.

(Monero Project, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Whales Sold Over $1B BTC in Past Two Weeks: CryptoQuant

The selling coincides with net outflows from U.S.-listed bitcoin ETFs in the same period, data shows.

Whales feeding (Shutterstock)

Finance

National Australia Bank’s Venture Arm Invests in Crypto-Focused Zodia Custody

Zodia Custody established operations in Australia in late 2023

National Australia Bank (Shutterstock)

Markets

Martin Shkreli Says He Is Behind Trump-Linked DJT as ZachXBT, GCR Start Poking Around

The young token made waves in the crypto community over its supposed status as the “official” Trump token. Turns out one of X's biggest loudmouths was behind its issuance.

Former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli on the left points as he exits a courthouse (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Policy

IMF Says CBDCs Could Boost Middle East's Financial Inclusion, Payment Efficiency

The survey said that the 19 central banks in the region are exploring issuing a CBDC and the countries are mainly focused on how CBDCs can enhance financial inclusion and payment system efficiency.

The IMF is looking at crossborder payments using CBDC (World Bank/Flickr)

Markets

XRP, LINK, ETH Stand Out Relative to BTC in Sector Rotation Analysis, DOGE Struggles

Fairlead's 12-week relative rotation graph shows signs of green shoots in XRP, LINK, ETH.

Solar system, planets (WikiImages/Pixabay)

Markets

Dogecoin, Solana Lead Crypto Majors Plunge as Bitcoin Falls Below $66K

The lack of immediate catalysts to prop up markets in the near-term are likely weighing down token prices, one trader said.

Bitcoin plunges below $40K (Eva Blue/Unsplash)

Policy

U.S. SEC's Crypto Enforcer David Hirsch Quits

Hirsch was the chief of the crypto asset and cyber unit in the Division of Enforcement at the U.S. SEC.

SEC (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Investment Products Saw Over $600M in Outflows Last Week: CoinShares

Across the broader digital asset ecosystem, investment products saw net $600 outflows of $600 million, entirely driven by BTC's losses

16:9 Exit (Kev/Pixabay)

Policy

South Africa Re-Elects Cyril Ramaphosa of the ANC as President

The election results are not expected to have much of an impact on South Africa's crypto industry.

South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa has been appointed to a new term as president. (Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images)