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

Top Pump.Fun Ecosystem Tokens Tumble Amid Reports of $1B Fundraise

Solana’s hottest memecoins, from FARTCOIN to PNUT, pulled back amid reports that token-factory Pump.fun is lining up a $1 billion raise at a $4 billion fully-diluted valuation.

Pump.fun's swap tool (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Tech

Berachain Taps Ethereum’s Pectra Playbook With ‘Bectra’ Upgrade

For users, the Bectra upgrade means every wallet can now work like a smart account.

A bear cools itself, lying on its back in shallow water. (Unsplash, mana5280)

Markets

Bitcoin Liquidity Crunch Points to Fresh Volatility as New Cycle Builds: Sygnum Bank

Bitcoin’s role as a safe haven is getting a fresh boost from turmoil in U.S. treasuries and a weakening dollar, analysts said.

Liquidity. (Aditya Siva/Unsplash)

Markets

Shiba Inu Breaks High-Volume Support, PepeCoin Fails to Top 200-Day Average

SHIB's price volatility included a peak at 0.00001336 and a decline to 0.00001297, with significant trading volume.

SHIB price chart. (CoinDesk)

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Markets

Moscow Exchange Launches Bitcoin Futures for Qualified Investors

Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank, is also launching bitcoin futures and structure bonds tied to BTC.

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Markets

Bitcoin Moonshot? Trader Bets on 28% Surge in BlackRock's Spot BTC ETF by Month-End

The options market for IBIT turned bullish, with calls becoming more expensive than puts, indicating renewed optimism.

IBIT options look bullish. (LN_Photoart/Pixabay)

Markets

CoreWeave Stock Soars on $7B Data Center Deal With Applied Digital

Surging AI demand drives 276% YTD rally as CoreWeave secures major infrastructure capacity for HPC expansion.

cloud servers (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Standard Chartered-Backed Zodia Custody Starts Safekeeping Tokenized Emeralds

Zodia Custody is looking after tokenized emeralds through a partnership with Swiss fintech firm GEMx.

Emeralds (Unsplash)

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Finance

NEAR Surges 4.6% as Volume Spikes Amid Volatility

Cryptocurrency shows strong technical breakout with cup-and-handle pattern formation as economic uncertainty drives market volatility.

NEAR/USD (CoinDesk Data)

Markets

ATOM Shows Resilience Amid Crypto Market Uncertainty

Despite market uncertainty, Cosmos token maintains stability while trading in a tight range

ATOM/USD (CoinDesk Data)