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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Finance

Bitcoin Wallet Firm Exodus Unveils Crypto Debit Card With Baanx

Exodus users can spend their crypto anywhere Mastercard is accepted, according to an announcement at the BTC Vegas conference on Tuesday.

Exodus wallet (Exodus Wallet)

Policy

India's Crypto Industry Lobbies for Tax Cuts as Government Eyes Softening Stance: FT

The cryptocurrency industry in India has spotted its chance to lobby for more favorable treatment from New Delhi

Indian flag (Naveed Ahmed/Unsplash)

Markets

The '$300K Bitcoin Lottery' Grows Even Bigger as Traders Chase Upside – Time to Step Back?

The popularity of the June expiry $300K call reflects aggressive speculative positioning by traders anticipating continued upside, Deribit's Lin Chen said.

The $300K BTC lottery swells. (Mattwide/Pixabay)

Markets

Alpaca Finance, Once a DeFi Giant on BNB Chain, Will Shut Down

The leveraged yield farming pioneer cites falling revenue, failed M&A talks, and last month’s Binance delisting as reasons for shutting down after a four-year run.

alpaca (Unsplash)

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Tech

Quantum Computing Could Break Bitcoin-Like Encryption Far Easier Than Intially Thought, Google Researcher Says

A new research paper from a Google researcher slashed the estimated quantum resources needed to break RSA encryption, which is used by some crypto wallets.

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Markets

The Blockchain Group Secures $71.9M to Fuel Bitcoin Acquisition

Strategic financing boosts bitcoin treasury holdings and investor confidence.

Stylized network of light focii covering Earth (geralt/Pixabay)

Markets

Dogecoin, XRP Slump as Crypto Profit-Taking Continues Ahead of Friday's Inflation Data

All eyes are now on this Friday’s Core PCE print, a key inflation gauge for the Federal Reserve, one trading firm noted.

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Markets

Bitcoin Faces Risk of Pullback to $100K as Momentum Indicator Diverges Bearishly: Technical Analysis

Bitcoin could fall out of its bullish channel, possibly testing support at $100,000, though the broader outlook remains positive.

BTC faces pullback risks as momentum wanes. (Up-Free/Pixabay)

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Finance

Bitlayer Joins Forces With Antpool, F2Pool, and SpiderPool to Supercharge Bitcoin DeFi

Bitlayer has partnered with major Bitcoin mining pools to promote the adoption of BitVM, a technology enabling Bitcoin-native DeFi.

Bitlayer founders Charlie Hu and Kevin He.

Markets

Strategy Buys 4,020 Bitcoin for $427M, Bringing Total Stash to Over 580,000 BTC

Strategy, the largest corporate holder of bitcoin, has funded its latest acquisition through three different at-the-market programs.

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