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

Crypto’s Worst Six Months Yet? North Korea Hacks Lead to $2.1B in Thefts

North Korea-linked attacks have resulted in over $1.6 billion in losses, a TRM Labs report released Friday said.

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Markets

Bitcoin Miner Revenue Drops to 2-Month Low, but Selling Pressure Remains Absent: CryptoQuant

Miners are earning less than at any point this year, but they’re still holding onto their coins.

 A rear view of the TerraMiner IV.

Markets

XRP's Price Volatility Crashes to Lowest Level Since Trump's Victory. What Next?

XRP's 30-day annualized realized volatility has dropped to 44%, the lowest since November, indicating reduced price fluctuations.

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Markets

ACX Token Slides 10% as Accusations of DAO Manipulation Rock Across Protocol

The allegations, whether substantiated or not, appear to have shaken trader confidence.

U.S. dollar (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Markets

Market Cap of Euro Stablecoins Surges to Nearly $500M as EUR/USD Rivals Bitcoin's H1 Gains

The combined market cap of EUR-pegged stablecoins has grown by 44%, with Circle's EURC leading the increase with a 138% rise.

Euro notes (jojooff/Pixabay)

Markets

Circle Mania Grips South Korea as Retail Investors Pile Into Stablecoin Play

South Korea’s retail traders just made Circle their top foreign stock as a new president ramps up stablecoin regulations.

South Korea flag (Planet Volumes / Unsplash)

Markets

XRP, Solana Lead Profit-Taking Among Crypto Majors Even as Bullish Mood Persists

Bitcoin hovers below its record high amid easing geopolitical tensions, ETF inflows, and optimism for stablecoins.

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Markets

Bitcoin's Double Top Warrants Caution, But a Full-Blown Price Crash Seems Unlikely: Sygnum Bank

Bitcoin's potential double top above $100,000 raises caution, but a crash like 2022 is unlikely without a black swan event, Sygnum's Head of Investment Research Katalin Tischhauser told CoinDesk.

BTC bulls look to scale key resistance. (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay)

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Finance

Taurus Releases Open Source Privacy Tech for Stablecoins, Starts With Circle's USDC

Taurus’s stablecoin privacy layer uses zero-knowledge proofs and was built atop the Aztec Network.

Close-up of horns on a black bull against a dark background. (Coindesk archives)

Policy

Most Illicit On-Chain Activity Now Involves Stablecoins: FATF

Mass adoption of stablecoins will amplify illicit finance risks, particularly when it is handled unevenly across difference jurisdictions, the FATF said

16:9 Cyber crime (satheeshsankaran/Pixabay)