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

Binance Lawsuit Triggers $700M in Withdrawals; Metaverse Tokens Named by SEC Lead Decline

The unprecedented withdrawals only reflect a small amount of Binance's reserves, according to data from CryptoQuant.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Defunct Crypto Hedge Fund 3AC Insists on Taking Part in Genesis Mediation

The defunct crypto hedge fund has claimed over $1 billion against Genesis, which itself filed for bankruptcy in January.

Three Arrows Capital has made claims against Genesis (aitoff/Pixabay)

Finance

Crypto Insurer Evertas’ Coverage Limit Increased to $420M: Reuters

London-based Arch Insurance International, a syndicate member of Lloyd's of London, has authorized Evertas to increase its coverage limit for a single policy for crypto custodians and exchanges

Insurance (stevepb/Pixabay)

Policy

Do Kwon's $428K Bail Request in Fake Passport Case Approved by Montenegro Court

A previous approval was annulled by a higher court after it was determined the Terra founder's finances were not sufficiently assessed in the first decision.

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

Tech

Crypto Investors Lost $54M to Rugpulls, Scams in May: Blockchain Security Firm De.Fi

May saw fewer exploits than April, suggesting better security practices among crypto users and developers.

Two RPC interfaces for Polygon and Fantom were impacted in a DNS hijack attack. (Mika Baumeister/Unsplash)

Markets

Coinbase Derivatives Exchange to Offer Institutional Bitcoin and Ether Futures

These products come on the back of the nano futures that were launched last year.

(Mufid Majnun/Unsplash)

Tech

Uniswap Community Votes Down Protocol Fees for Liquidity Providers

The initial snapshot poll was voted against by the community in a surprising move.

Floatie in the form of a unicorn, the emblematic mythical creature featured in Uniswap's logo and marketing materials. (Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Bankruptcy Claims Exchange OPNX Issues New Governance Token, FLEX Rises 16%

FLEX holders can convert their tokens for OX at a ratio of 1:100.

Kyle Davies (left) and Su Zhu (middle). (Kyle Davies/X)

Policy

Crypto.com Receives Digital Token License in Singapore

The exchange received in-principle approval in Singapore last June.

Singapore road (Shutterstock)

Finance

PayPal Ventures Leads $52M Round for Crypto Firm Magic

The startup offers non-custodial wallet infrastructure for an enterprise client list that includes Macy’s and Mattel.

(Pixabay)