Parikshit Mishra

Parikshit Mishra is CoinDesk's 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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Tech

Hemi Labs Raises $15M to Expand Bitcoin Programmability

The Jeff Garzik–backed network adds fresh funding as it pushes to merge Bitcoin’s security with Ethereum’s flexibility for DeFi applications.

Jeff Garzik, co-founder of Hemi Labs (TEDx)

Markets

XPL Futures on Hyperliquid See $130M Wiped Out Ahead of the Plasma Token's Launch

Open interest on Hyperliquid’s XPL market plunged from $160 million to $30 million in minutes as a trader-triggered price spike caused mass auto-deleveraging.

Traders suffer liquidation cascade on HyperLiquid (Getty Images+/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Long-Term Holders Have Realized Profits of 3.27M BTC This Cycle, Exceeding 2021 Cycle

Glassnode data shows profit-taking pressure intensifying as dormant coins move and ETFs enable capital rotation.

Realized Profit (glassnode)

Finance

Trump Media, Crypto.com to Build $6.4B CRO Treasury Firm, CRO Jumps 25%

Trump Media will buy $105 million in CRO tokens while Crypto.com takes $50 million in DJT stock as part of a partnership that makes the Cronos token central to Truth Social’s rewards system.

President Donald Trump and Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek

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Markets

Ethereum DeFi Lags Behind, Even as Ether Price Crossed Record Highs

Institutional inflows are driving ETH's price highs, while retail DeFi activity remains subdued compared to previous cycles.

race, track (CoinDesk Archives)a

Markets

Bitcoin Suffers Technical Setback, Loses 100-Day Average as XRP, ETH and SOL Hold Ground

Ether, solana, and XRP maintain relatively stronger positions.

Crystal ball. (GimpWorkshop/Pixabay)

Markets

Massive $14.6B Bitcoin and Ether Options Expiry Shows Bias for Bitcoin Protection

The impending expiry shows a strong demand for bitcoin put options, indicating a preference for downside protection,

Trading screen with price monitors and charts (Yashowardhan Singh/Unsplash)

Markets

Ether, Dogecoin, Bitcoin Plunge Sees $900M in Bullish Bets Liquidated

“This sharp move appears to be the result of overleveraged positioning, particularly following ETH’s recent run-up, and an overnight dip in the S&P 500, which weighed on risk assets more broadly,” a trader note said.

People taking a plunge. (Mike Powell/Getty Images)

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Markets

Polymarket Bettors Doubt Trump Can Topple Jerome Powell or Lisa Cook This Year

Polymarket sees Powell finishing 2025 unscathed, even as Trump’s bid to oust Lisa Cook tests the Fed’s legal shield.

President Donald Trump  (The White House)

Markets

Decentralized Science Project Aubrai Launches on Base to Tackle Science Funding's ‘Valley of Death’

The decentralized AI agent, trained on unpublished longevity research from Aubrey de Grey’s lab, uses BIO Protocol's launchpad to fund experiments and tokenize discoveries.

science, lab (CoinDesk Archives)