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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Policy

Texas Moves Closer to Setting Up Strategic Bitcoin Reserve as Bill Passes House

The House voted in favor of Senate Bill 121 which would establish a "Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve for the purpose of investing in cryptocurrency"

Austin, Texas (Mitchell Kmetz/Unsplash)

Markets

U.S. Stablecoin Bill Approval Could Trigger a Long-Term Crypto Bull Market: Bitwise

The passage of a U.S. stablecoin bill could be one of the most important regulatory developments in the history of crypto, the report said.

Ether spot ETFs likely to attract $15 billion of net inflows in first 18 months: Bitwise. (CoinDesk)

Markets

Strategy Plans $2.1B Sale of Its Perpetual Strife Preferred Stock

Proceeds to support corporate initiatives including bitcoin acquisitions and working capital.

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

Markets

Sui's Biggest Liquidity Provider Hacked for $223M, Causing Sui-Based Tokens to Plummet

Cetus is Sui’s biggest liquidity provider and decentralized exchange.

A hooded figure sits typing on a laptop in a darkened (Pixabay)

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Markets

Why Are Bitcoin Traders Aggressively Shorting as BTC Hits New Record High?

The move comes as the long/short ratio is at its lowest point since September 2022.

Bitcoin long/short ratio (Coinalyze)

Finance

MARA Will Deploy 500 BTC With Crypto Broker Two Prime to Generate Yields

The partnership builds on Two Prime's existing role in providing bitcoin-backed loans to MARA.

MARA Holdings to Generate Single Digit Yield on 7,377 BTC (Bradley Keoun/CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Trader Opens $1.1B Long Bitcoin Bet on Hyperliquid Using 40X Leverage

The trade marks a new phase of capital migration from centralized finance to DeFi — one where whales, not just retail, are willing to place big bets outside the traditional system.

Dollars. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Pizza Day Is Now a $1.1B Celebration

An order for two pizzas was paid with 10,000 BTC fifteen years ago. Today, that same order is worth over $1.1 billion — just as BTC just hit fresh record highs.

The actual pizzas (Credit: Laszlo Hanyecz)

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Markets

Bitcoin Options Open Interest Hit Record $42.5B on Deribit as Traders Eye Next Bull Target for BTC

Highest OI now sits at the $110K, $120K, and $300K June 27 strikes — showing bullish conviction

Traders looking at a chart. (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Bitcoin's Rally to Record Highs Puts Focus on $115K Where an 'Invisible Hand' May Slow Bull Run

As BTC looks north, an invisible hand may work to slow the ascent above $115K

An invisible hand may provide resistance to BTC. (Christina Langford-Miller/Unsplash)