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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Ether, Dogecoin Surge, Outpaces Bitcoin as DeFi Comments Spurs Bullish Mood

Ether outpaces bitcoin on fresh institutional inflows and rising demand for tokenization, signaling a potential push towards its all-time high.

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XRP Ledger's Ethereum-Compatible Sidechain to Go Live in Q2

The testnet for the XRPL EVM sidechain has shown rapid growth.

XRPL EVM sidechain to go live soon. (APEX 2025)

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Ripple's Brad Garlinghouse Says Circle IPO Signals U.S. Stablecoin Regulation Ahead

Garlinghouse says he's "bullish on stablecoins."

Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, speaks at Consensus 2024. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Struggles as Hang Seng Cheers U.S.-China Trade Talks; U.S. Inflation Eyed

Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose above 24,000 for the first time since March, driven by trade talk optimism.

XRP options see huge block trades. (Pixabay)

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Asia Morning Briefing: Michael Saylor Downplays BTC's Quantum Threat

The Bitcoin network will eventually do a software upgrade that will nullify the quantum threat to BTC, Strategy's Michael Saylor recently said on CNBC.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor standing. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk))

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Trump Media, Owner of Truth Social, Looks to Issue $12B Worth of New Shares

The parent company of social media platform Truth Social registered with the SEC to issue up 84,657,181 shares of Common Stock

President Donald Trump (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Shiba Inu Recovers Amid Massive $36M Whale Transaction; Still Stuck in Downward Channel

SHIB outperforms BTC amid reports of a massive whale transaction.

SHIB/USD (CoinDesk)

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Strategy to Raise Nearly $1B With STRD Preferred Stock Offering to Accumulate BTC

The new STRD offer long-term investors high-yield returns and no management fees.

MicroStrategy executive chairman Michael Saylor (CoinDesk archives)

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Bitcoin Price Bounce to Near $104K, Though Encouraging, Falls Short of Bull Revival

BTC's bearish H&S breakdown from Thursday is still valid.

(sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

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Metaplanet to Raise $5.3B, Japan’s Largest Stock Warrant Deal, to Grow Bitcoin Stash

The company aims to increase its BTC holdings to over 210,000 by 2027, viewing it as a hedge against Japan’s economic challenges.

BTC in stasis ahead of the jobs report (AhmadArdity/Pixabay)