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

Centrifuge Taps Wormhole to Launch Multichain Tokenization Platform


Centrifuge V3 aims to unify real-world asset tokenization across blockchains, and is starting with the $230 million Janus Henderson Anemoy Treasury Fund.

Centrifuge is one of the largest blockchain-based credit platform with $270 million of active loans. (Mae Mu/Unsplash)

Markets

XRP Could Hit $12.5 Before President Trump's Term Ends: Standard Chartered

XRP is uniquely positioned at the heart of of cross-border payments, the report said.

Standard Chartered. (Shutterstock)

Policy

BoE's Andrew Bailey Nominated to Lead G20-Crypto Supervisor FSB

The G20 tasked the FSB with coordinating the delivery of a regulatory framework for crypto-assets.

BoE Andrew Bailey (WPA Pool / Getty Images)

Markets

WazirX Creditors Back Restructuring Plan to Payback $230M Hack Victims

The scheme would trigger an initial payout within 10 business days, followed by phased resumptions of withdrawals and trading, subject to regulatory compliance.

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Markets

Cboe Set to Debut New Bitcoin Futures With FTSE Russell

The crypto arm of the Chicago Board of Options Exchange said that the launch comes at a pivotal moment as demand for crypto exposure grows.

The Cboe Global Markets Inc. building in Chicago (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Markets

First XRP ETF in the U.S. to Go Live on Tuesday With Launch of Teucrium’s Leveraged Fund

Teucrium’s leveraged ETF arrives amid a flurry of applications for spot XRP ETFs still under SEC review.

(gopixa)

Markets

Bitcoin Analysts Optimistic as China Surprisingly Fixes Yuan Beyond 7.2 Level

Analysts suggest the yuan's depreciation may lead to capital flight into bitcoin.

PBOC hints openness to weaker yuan in a supposedly bullish sign for BTC. (SW1994/Pixabay)

Markets

President Trump Pushes Fed to Cut Rates, Says There Is ‘No Inflation’

Oil prices are down, interest rates are down (the slow moving Fed should cut rates!), food prices are down, there is NO INFLATION, Trump said.

Trump says there is no inflation. (geralt/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Hashrate Surpasses 1 Zettahash as Miner Revenue Hits Record Low

Network difficulty jumps nearly 7%—the biggest increase since July 2024—driven by an all-time high in hashrate.

BTC: Difficulty Adjustment Percent Change (Glassnode)

Policy

Hong Kong Regulator Releases Crypto Staking Rules for Licensed Exchanges

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission has given a green light for virtual asset trading platforms (VATPs) and authorized virtual asset funds to offer staking services.

Julia Leung, Chief Executive Officer Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), speaks at Consensus Hong Kong (SFC)