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

Nillion's NIL Dips 12% After Debut; Analyst Believes Network's 'Blind Computing' Holds Promise for Data Privacy, AI

The NIL token is the governance cryptocurrency of Nillion, used to pay network fees for blind computation and payments, and is designed to drive demand as usage scales.

Nillion's NIL token down 12% in market value since its debut on Monday . (Coingecko)

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Dogecoin Surges 7% as Bitcoin, XRP See Brief Rally on Hopes of Trade War Easing

PLUS: AI tokens remained stable despite a prominent technology backer saying investments in the sector are occurring “ahead of demand.”

BULL IN A CHINA SHOP: Ricardo Salinas Pliego became the latest billionaire to come out in support of bitcoin.

Markets

Circle to Launch USDC in Japan on March 26 With SBI Partnership

Circle and SBI got the green light to launch USDC in the country earlier this month.

Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Ether Supply on Centralized Exchanges Hits 9-Year Low

The number of ether held in wallets tied to centralized exchanges has dropped to the lowest since November 2015.

FastNews (CoinDesk)

Markets

Trump Family-Linked World Liberty Snaps Up 3.54M MNT Tokens After Mantle's Hard Fork

Mantle Network integrated EigenDA last week to enhance scalability and ensure better compatibility with Ethereum's impending Pectra upgrade.

WLFI acquires MNT tokens. (CoinDesk)

Markets

Philippines' Largest Digital Wallet GCash Adds USDC Support

The country's largest digital wallet platform now offers support for stablecoins via USDC.

Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Circle (CoinDesk)

Markets

XRP Could Hit $10 by 2030 as Ripple Wraps Up SEC Case: Analyst

Bitget’s Ryan Lee noted a breakout from $2.35 to $2.55 could lead to extensive moves in either direction.

(The Image Bank/Getty Images)

News Analysis

Weekly Recap: Markets Flat, an Industry Buoyant

Cardano, Bitcoin, XRP, and Kraken continued to make the news.

Eric Trump

Markets

CryptoQuant's Bull Score Index Falls to 2-Year Lows Signaling Pain for BTC Bulls

The Bull Score Index, a measure of Bitcoin's market health, is currently at a low 20, indicating a possible structural shift in market dynamics.

(16:9 CROP) Bull and Bear (Rawpixel)

Markets

Bakkt Names Akshay Naheta as Co-CEO Amid Stablecoin Payments Push

The partnership aims to integrate Bakkt’s trading platform with DTR’s stablecoin-based payments infrastructure

The Bakkt Holdings leadership team in front of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)