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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Tech

Kodex Says Binance Law Enforcement Panel Access Sale is a 'Scam'

Binance uses a third-party service called Kodex to validate law enforcement requests.

Two large stacked blocks displaying Binance's logo at a trade show.

Policy

DCG Can't Sell or Reduce Ownership of Genesis Until Bankruptcy Proceedings Close, Judge Rules

Genesis requested a New York bankruptcy court to bar ownership changes to secure tax benefits on around $700 million worth of operating losses.

Genesis filed for bankruptcy in January 2023 (Richard Mortel/Flickr)

Markets

ARK Sells $28M Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Shares as Bitcoin Nears $43K

ARK offloaded $13M worth of GBTC shares last week.

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood

Policy

Fairshake Super PAC Raises $78M to Support Crypto Candidates in 2024 U.S. Election

The group has support from a16z, Ark, Circle, Ripple, Coinbase and more.

16:9 US flag (Unsplash / Ben Mater)

Markets

Major NFT Indices Stable After NFT Trader Hack

Bored Ape Yacht Club and Mutant Ape Yacht Club NFTs were returned to their owners after Yuga Labs' Greg Solano and Boring Security DAO paid a bounty.

Bored Ape (Yuga Labs)

Finance

BONK's Surge Send Prices of Solana Saga Phone Flying to $2K

The sealed and unopened phone boxes contain an airdrop of 30 million bonk tokens, which has seemingly revived dismal Saga sales.

The Saga smartphone. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Firm SafeMoon Files for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, SFM Plunges 42%

The firm's executives were arrested last month on multiple charges.

Bankruptcy (Gerd Altmann/Pixbay)

Finance

Deutsche Bank-Backed Taurus Starts Tokenizing German SME Loans

Crypto custody specialist Taurus has partnered with lending company Teylor.

Bull outside Frankfurt Stock Exchange

Finance

Ledger Exploit Endangers DeFi; Sushi Says 'Do Not Interact With ANY dApps'

The exploit reportedly prompts users to connect their wallets via a pop-up, triggering a token drainer.

Ledger Nano S hard wallet opened to show the screen display

Markets

ARK Sells $42.6M Coinbase Shares as COIN Hits 20-Month High

The firm has sold over $150 million worth of stake in COIN since Dec. 5.

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood

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