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

Invesco Reapplies for Bitcoin ETF, Advocates for More Crypto Investment Products

Invesco first filed for a Bitcoin ETF in the fall of 2021, but has since re-applied in light of BlackRock’s application.

BitcoinETF: What Comes Next?

Markets

Cardano's ADA Paints 'Death Cross' Amid Regulatory Uncertainty

Moving average crossovers are lagging Indicators. That said, the latest death cross is consistent with the dour regulatory outlook.

Dark clouds (Michał Mancewicz/Unsplash)

Finance

Startup Arbol Unveils AI and Blockchain-Powered Climate Insurance Platform

The market for climate insurance is estimated to triple in the next decade.

(Hitesh Choudhary/Unsplash)

Finance

Atomic Wallet Hackers Use THORChain to Conceal Stolen $35M Funds

The hackers, believed to be North Korean hacking group Lazarus, have been using cross-chain bridges and liquidity protocols to mix stolen funds.

Hacker (Towfiqu Barbhuiya/Unsplash)

Finance

Alibaba's New Chairman Will Be Crypto-Friendly Joseph Tsai

Joe Tsai, one of Alibaba’s founders, has been an active Web3 investor and once tweeted “I like Crypto.”

Alibaba's Joe Tsai (provided)

Tech

First Ever Canadian Bitcoin Conference Wraps Up in Toronto

The event attracted over 300 attendees and a diverse array of exhibitors, according to conference organizers, signaling continued interest in the cryptocurrency despite past criticism of Bitcoin by Canada’s Prime Minister and tighter regulation of Canadian exchanges.

2023 Canadian Bitcoin Conference organizing team in Toronto (Frederick Munawa)

Markets

Crypto Investment Products Witness 9th Straight Week of Outflows: CoinShares

Altcoins witnessed inflows totalling $2.4 million, according to the report.

CoinShares

Policy

Do Kwon Sentenced to 4 Months Jail in Montenegro Document Forgery Case

The court has also ordered the confiscation of two Costa Rican passports, two Belgian passports and two identity cards belonging to Kwon and Terra executive Han Chang-Joon.

Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon on CoinDesk TV in December. (CoinDesk)

Policy

UK Financial Watchdog Cancels Binance Permissions on Firm's Request

U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority said Binance's local unit is no longer authorized to provide any regulated services in the country.

Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as "CZ", founder and CEO of Binance, at Davos in 2023. (Casper Labs)

Tech

BNB Chain Releases Layer 2 Testnet Based on Optimism's OP Stack

Developers expect the opBNB blockchain to reach speeds of 4,000 transactions per second at a targeted cost of 0.005 U.S. cents per transaction.

Monad Labs is looking to provide faster EVM processing than Ethereum. (Julian Hochgesang/Unsplash)