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

Shiba Inu Developers Clear Final Hurdle for LEASH v2 Migration

Developers aim to rebuild confidence after a hidden rebase flaw in v1, promising a simple, auditable token structure.

(Getty Images)

Policy

Belarusian President Backs Crypto and Cash Adoption to Navigate Sanctions

Lukashenko called for regulatory oversight of the crypto market and criticized banks for mistreating customers.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko speaking in December 2024 (CoinDesk Archives)

Markets

Bitcoin Crosses $112K as Traders Brace for Data Week; Rotation Lifts SOL, DOGE

Crypto spent the week in neutral, with bitcoin lagging peers and gold. Positioning remained cautious ahead of CPI, PPI, and central-bank headlines, while pockets of rotation pushed SOL and DOGE higher.

A man looks a chart on his laptop.

Markets

Bitcoin Retakes $112K, SOL Hits 7-Month High as Economists Downplay Recession Fears

Major tokens rose as experts downplayed fears of stagflation and recession triggered by downward revision of U.S. jobs.

Rising candle chart on monitor screen (Jakub Żerdzicki/Unsplash)

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Markets

Kraken Expands Tokenized Equities Platform, xStocks, to European Investors

Kraken has expanded its xStocks offering to the European Union, allowing investors to trade tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs.

Kraken on phone (PiggyBank/ Unsplash)

Markets

Polymarket’s Top Trader Bets on a 50bps Fed Rate Cut Next Week

The market expects a 25 basis point cut, with a 91% probability according to the CME's FedWatch Tool.

Casino, roulette table. (whekevi/Pixabay)

Finance

Coinbase Enlarges Its AI Agent-Focused Crypto Micropayments Ecosystem

Coinbase engineers have released x402 Bazaar, a “Google for AI agents” discovery layer.

Coinbase (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

Finance

BNP Paribas and HSBC Join Privacy-Focused Blockchain Canton

The banks have joined the Canton Foundation, the governance organization that runs the Canton Network.

HSBC and other banks in London's Canary Wharf (David Merrett/Flickr)

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Finance

OpenSea Teases SEA Token With Final Phase of Rewards Amid App Launch

Further details will be released in October, nearly 12 months after it was initially announced.

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Markets

Ethena's ENA Rallies to 7-Month High on Binance Listing Fueling $500M Buyback Hopes

Listing the protocol's USDe token on major exchanges like Binance is a key requirement to enable a mechanism to share protocol revenues with token holders.

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