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

Pakistan Taps Surplus Power Capacity to Fuel Bitcoin Mining, AI Data Centers

The country plans on utilizing surplus energy from coal-fired power plants that are currently operating at 15% capacity to mine bitcoin.

Pakistan flag (Hamid Roshaan / Unsplash)

Policy

U.S. Crypto Investor Charged With Kidnapping and Torturing Victim Over Bitcoin

The investor,
John Woeltz, allegedly held an Italian man captive in a $30K-a-month townhouse to steal his crypto.

Police cruiser at night with lights on (Kenny Eliason/Unsplash)

Markets

Monero's Market Cap Flips Litecoin and Toncoin as XMR Enters Top 25 Tokens

Monero's price has more than doubled this year.

Flip (Alicia Quan/Unsplash)

Markets

James Wynn, the Trader Who Bet $1B on Bitcoin, Is Now Long Pepe

The pseudonymous trader on Hyperliquid closed their billion-dollar notional position for a $17 million loss over the weekend and is now betting on downside.

Pepe the Frog (PepeCoin's Twitter account)

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Markets

Bearish Bets on Strategy Look Alluring, Says 10X Research as MSTR Diverges From Bitcoin's Bull Run

Despite bitcoin reaching record highs, MSTR's stock price has stalled, indicating waning investor enthusiasm.

A brown bear sits on the ground (LTapsaH/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Regains $110K After Weekend Sell-Off; ADA, DOGE Lead Uptick in Crypto Majors

Traders eye renewed upside as President Donald Trump delayed a decision on EU tariffs, with sentiment recovering and options positioning turning bullish again.

Trading screen with price monitors and charts (Yashowardhan Singh/Unsplash)

Markets

Polygon Co-Founder Mihailo Bjelic Exits Layer 2

Polygon, initially known as Matic, was founded by Jaynti Kanani, Sandeep Nailwal, Mihailo Bjelic, and Anurag Arjun.

Polygon co-founders Sandeep Nailwal (left) and Mihailo Bjelic (Polygon Labs)

Finance

Major U.S. Banks Mull Jointly Launching Stablecoin: WSJ

Such a stablecoin, potentially open to other banks, aims to improve transaction speeds and efficiency while fending off competition from crypto firms.

Battered BTC bulls pin hopes on the Fed. (JamesQube/Pixabay)

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Markets

Justin Sun Defends TRUMP After Presidential Dinner, Says 'Memecoins Have Merit'

Tron's Sun sees the President fueling a new American crypto boom.

Justin Sun at the $TRUMP holders dinner (TRON)

Markets

XRP Could Rocket to $8 as Focus Shifts to Crypto Majors After Bitcoin's Record Run: Traders

Traders are rotating into major altcoins like XRP and Solana’s SOL as bitcoin consolidates near its record highs.

Charts signal 2024-like massive BTC bull run ahead. (NASA-Imagery/Pixabay)