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

Dogecoin Leads Market Slide as Bitcoin Traders Monitor Dollar Positioning

Some traders expect a dollar unwind on any indications of a rate cut — which could bump risk assets and provide an entry for crypto investors looking to bet on higher prices.

(NikolayFrolochkin/Pixabay)

Finance

Trump-Family Backed World Liberty Financial Starts Token Reserve for Crypto Investment

The protocol has already accumulated tokens of various networks.

Donald Trump (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Markets

Ripple, Galaxy Execs Loaned $160M to Moonpay So That They Could Support TRUMP Memecoin Launch

The massive demand came on a Saturday, when MoonPay’s fiat accounts were inaccessible due to the weekend with a public holiday on the following Monday for the swearing-in.

Donald Trump (BarBus/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin's Coinbase Premium Indicator Shows Overseas BTC Buyers Taking the Lead Ahead of CPI Release

BTC buyers over Binance seem to be leading the BTC price action ahead of the CPI release.

Coinbase bitcoin premium index. (Coinglass)

Markets

Bitcoin May See Gains from Soft U.S. CPI, Major Risk-On Surge in BTC Appears Unlikely

A soft U.S. inflation report later Wednesday will likely bode well for risk assets, including bitcoin. But those expecting bullish fireworks may be disappointed.

February U.S. CPI report is due Wednesday. (geralt/Pixabay)

Markets

LinksDAO Plans to Launch a Community Token on Base

LinksDAO began by selling NFTs, but the market has moved on in the time since.

(Steven Shircliff/Unsplash)

Markets

KULR Expands Bitcoin Holdings to 610 BTC, Reports 167% BTC Yield

Company strengthens bitcoin treasury strategy with $10 million purchase, emphasizing BTC yield as key performance indicator.

KULR adds more bitcoin to treasury (Shutterstock)

Policy

Binance and SEC Move to Halt Case, Find an Early Resolution

The newly launched crypto task force could help " facilitate the potential resolution of this case," the court filing said.

Binance ex-CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (CoinDesk archives)

Policy

Hong Kong Confirms Bitcoin, Ether Can Be Used to Prove Wealth for Investment Visa

Hong Kong's New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme, a visa targeting wealthy migrants, accepts crypto as a means to prove required net worth, a spokesperson confirms.

Hong Kong's skyline (Chris Lam/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Investors Lost Over $500M in Memecoin Rug Pulls and Scams in 2024

The majority of scams involved gaining access to notable people's social media accounts through social engineering.

Hacker (Towfiqu Barbhuiya/Unsplash)