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

SOL, XRP, DOGE Lead Altcoin Recovery After $1B Weekend Liquidation

Majors are stabilizing, and bitcoin regained $101,000 after falling under six-figures last night as U.S. airstrikes on Iran triggered a brutal $1 billion flush-out.

Rebound tennis ball. (Unsplash)

Markets

Metaplanet Buys 1,111 Bitcoin for $117M, Pushes Total Holdings to Over 11K BTC

The firm's latest batch of buys was made at an average buying price of over $105,000 per bitcoin.

Tokyo, Japan (Jaison Lin/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Holds Key Support; Oil Disappoints 'Doomers' as Brent and WTI Erase Early Price Gains

Iran's threat to close the Strait of Hormuz is largely rhetorical, an energy market expert said.

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Finance

Solana DEX Jupiter Pauses DAO Votes, Citing Breakdown in Trust

JUP prices remained stable after the announcement, up marginally over the past 24 hours.

Jupiter (Kamran Abdullayev/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Tech

North Korean Hackers Are Targeting Top Crypto Firms With Malware Hidden in Job Applications

A DPRK-linked group is using fake job sites and Python malware to infiltrate Windows systems of blockchain professionals — with credential theft and remote access as the endgame.

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Markets

XRP Early Buyers Accelerate Profit-Taking as Regulatory Wins Bolster XRP Ecosystem

Early accumulators are cashing out into strength as the token tests key resistance levels just below its 2021 peak.

Profit gauge (Shutterstock)

Markets

Bitcoin Steady Above $104K as Traders Eye Historically Bullish Second Half

“BTC continues to consolidate bullishly, and a move through recent highs could set up a run toward $145,000,” one trader opined.

Bull (Dylan Leagh/Unsplash)

Tech

Project Eleven Raises $6M to Defend Bitcoin From the Coming Quantum Threat

Project Eleven is also offering 1 BTC to the first team to break an elliptic curve cryptographic key using a quantum computer.

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Policy

SOL Strategies Files to List on Nasdaq

The company, which has been aggregating Solana’s SOL, wants to enter the U.S. market.

Leah Wald, President and CEO of SOL Strategies. (SOL Strategies)

Markets

Return of Zero Interest Rate Policy as Swiss Central Bank Cuts Rates

The return to zero comes as tariffs threaten to deflate nations with trade surplus, such as Switzerland and China.

Swiss National Bank