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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Bittensor Infrastructure Firm xTAO to Debut on Canada's TSX Venture Exchange

The listing follows TAO Synergies', another listed company's, recent $10M purchase of the TAO token.

AI agent tokens has garnered significant mindshare among crypto traders, growing into a multibillion dollar asset class. (Getty Images/Unsplash)

Finance

DeFi Development Nears $200M Solana Treasury

DFDV recently raised $19.2 million to finance its SOL accumulation and has $4.98 billion available under its credit facility.

Solana portfolio shown on a laptop (Amjith S/Unsplash)

Finance

Sequans Buys $150M in Bitcoin, Doubling Down on BTC Treasury After $384M Raise

The purchase, funded by a recent private placement, aims to enhance financial resilience and create long-term value.

Seed Funding Investment coins in a jar (Towfiqu barbhuiya/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Unity Wallet Taps NEAR to Launch AI Assistant and Web3 Tools

The update adds NEAR’s staking, intents and dApp access ahead of Unity Wallet’s AI Assistant rollout in August.

AI agent tokens has garnered significant mindshare among crypto traders, growing into a multibillion dollar asset class. (Getty Images/Unsplash)

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Crypto Funds Record All-Time High Weekly Inflows of $4.39B: CoinShares

The flow surpasses the previous peak of $4.27 billion, set in December 2024 in the aftermath of the U.S. presidential election

Digital asset fund flows, July 21 2025 (Bloomberg/CoinShares)

Markets

Ether's Mayer Multiple Surges; XRP May Be Primed for Huge Gains vs BTC

XRP's rally against BTC has likely just begun.

XRP prone to profit taking. (shutterstock_248427865)

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Ether, Dogecoin Lead Capital Rotation Away From Bitcoin as Altcoin Fever Resurges

Macro and legislative tailwinds continue to shape the altcoin trade, with some eyeing real-world asset linked projects for further gains.

Markets. (Shutterstock)

Markets

Ethena's ENA Soars 43%. What's Fueling the Explosive Rally?

Ethena's governance token ENA has surged 43% this week, becoming the second-best-performing top 100 token by market value.

Ethena's ENA token. (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin's Dominance Slides by Most in 3 Years as BTC's Correlation With Altcoins Weakens

The declining correlation between bitcoin and altcoins suggests potential for increased market volatility and forced liquidations, per one observer.

BTC's dominance rate tanks. (Mediamodifier/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin Traders Are Discussing BTC’s Record High, but Quantum Computing Is Threatening the Math Behind It

Bitcoin relies on elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) to secure wallet addresses and validate ownership. But ECC, like RSA, is vulnerable to Shor’s algorithm — a quantum computing method capable of cracking the discrete logarithm problem, the core math behind Bitcoin's private keys.

math behind bitcoin