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

Ether Eyes $3.4K as XRP's Price Flashes Cautionary Sign

ETH eyes $3,400 after triangle breakout as major coins look north.

XRP prone to profit taking. (shutterstock_248427865)

Tech

Bitcoin Devs Float Proposal to Freeze Quantum-Vulnerable Addresses — Even Satoshi Nakamoto’s

Bitcoin’s cryptography has never faced an existential threat and still doesn’t, except preemptive ones that can possibly target early wallets.

A statue of Satoshi Nakamoto, a presumed pseudonym used by the inventor of Bitcoin, is displayed in Graphisoft Park on September 22, 2021 in Budapest, Hungary. The statue's creators, Reka Gergely and Tamas Gilly, used anonymized facial features, as Nakamoto's true identify remains unconfirmed. (Photo by Janos Kummer/Getty Images)

Markets

XRP Ledger to Star in Ripple- Ctrl Alt Deal to Tokenize Dubai Real Estate

Ctrl Alt will use Ripple's custody infrastructure to store tokenized property title deeds on the XRP Ledger.

dubai

Markets

Crypto Exchange BigONE Confirms $27M Hack, Vows Full User Compensation

BigONE is working with blockchain security firm SlowMist to track the stolen assets, with fund tracing already underway across Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tron, Solana, and BNB Chain.

Hacker working on two laptops (Azamat E/Unsplash)

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Finance

Bitlayer's BitVM Bridge Debuts Its Mainnet, Offers Trust-Minimized Bitcoin DeFi

Central to the bridge is the YBTC token, pegged 1:1 with BTC, which enables BTC holders to engage in DeFi activities.

Bitlayer founders at Bitcoin Amsterdam.(Bitlayer)

Markets

Ether Races 6% Against Bitcoin as GENIUS Act Puts Spotlight on Yield-Bearing Stablecoins: Analyst

Ethereum's ether is outperforming bitcoin amid expectations that the GENUIS Act will ban yield-bearing stablecoins.

Ether Gains 6% Against BTC. (mibro/Pixabay)

Markets

Crypto Is Going Mainstream and 'You Can’t Put the Genie Back in the Bottle,' Bitwise Says

Regulatory clarity would allow major financial institutions to fully build in crypto, the report said.

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan (CoinDesk Archives)

Markets

Uniswap Labs President Mary-Catherine Lader Steps Down After Four Years

Lader helped steer Uniswap through rising scrutiny toward a more favorable U.S. regulatory climate.

Uniswap unicorn balloon

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Markets

Ether, Dogecoin Lead Modest Market Gains, Bitcoin Holds $118K as CPI Print Fuels Rate Cut Bets

Institutional flows remained strong. U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs logged their ninth consecutive day of net inflows, with $403 million added on Tuesday.

Inflation. (Pixabay, Photomosh)

Policy

Polymarket Odds on Jerome Powell's Ouster Jumps as Congresswoman Says It's 'Imminent'

Significant legal challenges would arise from an attempt to remove Fed chair Jerome Powell, but Polymarket bettors are warming to the idea – even if it's still a longshot.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at the Brookings Institute in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 30, 2022. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)