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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Markets

Bitcoin's 2023 Bullish Trendline in Focus as Traders Search for Directional Clues

A bullish trendline is a an upward-sloping diagonal line connecting two or more higher price lows.

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Markets

Crypto Long Trades Account for 90% of Total Liquidations as Bitcoin, Ether Slump

One trading firm has a price target of as low as $24,000 in the coming months in the absence of immediate market catalysts.

(Wance Paleri/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Plunges 9%, Sank Below $25K on Binance as August Turns Very Ugly

A boring August has turned into a bloodbath. Two-thirds of leveraged funds' positions are short, one observer said, noting the bearish bias of sophisticated traders.

BTC's price sank (CoinDesk)

Tech

SHIB Plunges 9% on Apparent Shibarium Bridge Issues

An important tool for the new layer 2 service went live on Wednesday to a turbulent start.

Bridge have recently been vulnerable to exploits. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Policy

3AC Founders' OPNX Fined $2.7M by Dubai Crypto Regulator

The exchange co-founded by Kyle Davies, Su Zhu and Mark Lamb was formally reprimanded by the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) in May.

Kyle Davies (left) and Su Zhu (middle). (Kyle Davies/X)

Finance

BitGo Raises $100M After Scrapping Prime Trust Deal: Bloomberg

The raises comes nearly two months after BitGo ended its plan to buy beleaguered rival Prime Trust.

BitGo will offer digital wallet services in Italy (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Coinbase Finally Wins Approval to List Crypto Futures in U.S.

The approval makes Coinbase the first crypto-first platform to offer regulated and leveraged crypto futures alongside alongside traditional spot trading

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)

Markets

Bitcoin Vapid, Gold Weakens as Russian Ruble and Argentinian Peso Crash

The latest crash in ruble and peso represents reveal cracks in the global market, per one observer. Still, perceived safe havens like bitcoin and gold remain under pressure.

Crypto carnage could be warning sign for equities (Getty Images)

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Markets

Arbitrum Will Unlock $1.2B ARB in March 2024: Token Unlocks

On March 16, the layer 2 scaling solution will unlock a massive 1.11B ARB tokens.

Arbitrum to release 1.11B tokens in March (Token Unlocks)

Tech

De.Fi's Antivirus Tool Releases on zkSync Era Mainnet

The antivirus tool protects users against common malicious crypto exploits, such as phishing, smart contract vulnerabilities, blind signing, and more.

(Getty Images)