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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Finance

Salomon Brothers Say It Has Completed Process of Notifying 'Abandoned' Crypto Wallets

Revived investment bank Salomon Brothers is using Bitcoin’s blockchain to claim abandoned wallets, sparking legal and ethical debates as it targets dormant addresses holding billions in BTC.

New York City skyline (Michael Discenza/Unsplash)

Finance

Trump Set to Greenlight Crypto in 401(k)s; Bitcoin Rallies on Retirement Reform Push

President Trump’s upcoming executive order could open the door for Bitcoin, private equity, and real estate in U.S. retirement plans.

Donald Trump at BTC 2024 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin DeFi Project BOB Raises Another $9.5M to Build BTC DeFi Infrastructure

The investment bring BOB's ("Build on Bitcoin") total funds raised to $21 million, following previous raises in 2024

BOB team (BOB)

Tech

Weaponized Trading Bots Drain $1M From Crypto Users via AI-Generated YouTube Scam

Scammers appeared to be using AI-generated avatars and voices to reduce production costs and scale up video content.

Hacker working on two laptops (Azamat E/Unsplash)

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Policy

With South Korea's CBDC Plans Dead, KakaoBank Joins Stablecoin Gold Rush

The online lender joins a growing wave of Korean fintechs eyeing stablecoin issuance after the government scrapped its CBDC pilot in favor of private-sector alternatives.

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Markets

Crypto Market Cap Halts at $3.7T as Traders Rotate Out, Institutions Double Down on BTC, ETH

“Bitcoin was again approaching its 50-day moving average. Such frequent testing of the medium-term trend signal line indicates accumulated fatigue in the first cryptocurrency,” one analyst said.

A do not wall crosswalk. (Kai Pilger/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin's Volatility Disappears to Levels Not Seen Since October 2023

The shift in volatility patterns suggests bitcoin is increasingly mirroring Wall Street dynamics.

BTC's volatility meltdown continues. (jarmoluk/Pixabay)

Finance

Ex-Apple Engineer Unveils Privacy-Focused Crypto Visa Card

The Payy card combines transaction-shielding cryptography with a custom-built blockchain so a user’s stablecoin transaction amounts never appear on-chain.

Polybase Labs CEO Sid Gandhi (Polybase Labs)

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Markets

Cardano’s Midnight Begins NIGHT Airdrop Across Eight Chains in Privacy-Powered Rollout

Dubbed the “Glacier Drop,” the airdrop is live as of Wednesday and available to wallets that held at least $100 in native tokens on Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, BNB Chain, Cardano, Avalanche, XRP Ledger, or Brave as of a June 11 snapshot.

Nighttime Sky

Finance

Marex Becomes First Clearing Firm to Adopt JPMorgan’s Kinexys With Brevan Howard Digital

The initiative is aimed at modernizing payment infrastructure and reducing settlement risk, Marex said.

Terry Hollingsworth, Global Head of Futures & OTC Clearing Sales at Marex (Marex)