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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Finance

Nomura-Backed Komainu Receives $75M Bitcoin Investment From Blockstream Capital

Blockstream CEO and co-founder Adam Back is to join Komainu's board of directors.

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Markets

XRP's Bullish Momentum Strongest Since January 2018 as Futures Open Interest Hits Record High

XRP's price rise is accompanied by record perpetual futures open interest and surge in trading volumes.

XRP, DOGE and JUP rally (Jakub Żerdzicki/Unsplash)

Tech

Indian Telecom Giant Jio Joins Hands With Polygon to Bring Web3 to Over 450M Users

Polygon's CEO hailed the partnership as a significant step forward for Web3 adoption in India.

Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani (YouTube)

Markets

Bitcoin Caught Up in a Macro-Driven Sell-Off, May Fall Further: Standard Chartered

There is a danger that forced or panic selling could lead to further bitcoin weakness and a break below $90K could lead to a 10% retracement, the report said.

(Getty Images)

Markets

Corporate Bitcoin Adoption Forges Ahead as More Listed Firms Ride the Wave

In the last few weeks, four firms have announced bitcoin purchases, while seven companies announced a strategy, but no acquisition.

Bitcoin Corporate Treasury Adoption (Shutterstock)

Markets

Stalled Stablecoin Supply Casts Doubt on BTC's Bullish Recovery as U.S. Inflation Report Looms

The combined supply of top four stablecoins has stabilized with barely any change over the 30-day period.

Stablecoin inflows have stalled ahead of the CPI report.(sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

Finance

Deribit CEO Confirms Strategic Investment Inquiries, Rules Out Takeover Report

The crypto options platform is reportedly working with FT Partners to assess takeover bids.

business handshake (shutterstock)

Finance

Coinbase’s Layer 2 System Base Gets a Marketplace Linked to Gas Revenue

Dragonfly-backed startup Alkimiya unveils a DeFi market for betting on the price of blockspace on the Base rollup.

Alkimiya founder Leo Zhang (Alkimiya)

Markets

Bitcoin Bull Tom Lee Sees BTC Reaching as High as $250K by Year-End

Fundstrat's head of research, Tom Lee, calls for a potential short-term drawdown but remains bullish regarding the end-of-year target.

KULR expands bitcoin holdings to 510 BTC (Jacco Rienks, Unsplash)

Markets

One of Italy's Largest Banks Buys $1M Worth of Bitcoin: Report

Banking giant Intesa Sanpaolo, which has a market cap of $73 billion, has made its first crypto purchase.

Italy (Tanya Lapko / Unsplash)