Oliver Knight

Oliver Knight is the co-leader of CoinDesk data tokens and data team. Before joining CoinDesk in 2022 Oliver spent three years as the chief reporter at Coin Rivet. He first started investing in bitcoin in 2013 and spent a period of his career working at a market making firm in the UK. He does not currently have any crypto holdings.

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Markets

Bitcoin, ether fall, equities rally with broader crypto market on track for best month in a year

BTC fell as July drew to a close, even as stocks gained in Asia and U.S. index futures advanced. The CoinDesk 20 index is set to post its biggest gain since July 2025.

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Crypto's resilience tested as oil rises after Iran strikes, Fed signals rates could still rise

Bitcoin held near $64,000 despite the Fed's hawkish split, Iranian ballistic missiles and an 8% surge in oil overnight that sent the Dow down 2.2% and the Nasdaq to a three-month low.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk Data)

Finance

The inside story of how a hike in Hong Kong changed crypto trading forever

"We were a scrappy startup," Delo said of BitMEX back in 2016, when it launched the first perpetual future. "We thought, ‘Just get it out there. If it was any good, the market would show us.’"

MacLehose trail in Hong Kong at sunset (Getty Images/Tse Hon Ning)

Markets

Bitcoin steadies above $64,000 as crypto looks to Fed interest-rate decision

BTC added 0.75% before the Federal Reserve's rate decision. Inflation at 4.1% keeps an increase firmly on the table even as oil prices ease.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk data)

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Bitcoin drops as South Korean stocks tumble, Senate shelves crypto Clarity Act

BTC shed 2% as South Korea's Kospi plunged 11% and the U.S. Senate shelved the Clarity Act, leaving the market facing a pivotal Fed decision on Wednesday.

BTC price (CoinDesk data)

Finance

What are perps, anyway? Everything you need to know about crypto’s hottest trading instrument

Perps, which launched on BitMEX in 2016, have become one of the most traded financial products in the world.

Stock market chart (Getty Images/Ekaterina Goncharova)

Finance

Bitmine buys more ether as Tom Lee says rising ETH/BTC ratio points to stronger crypto prices

The Ethereum treasury company added nearly 10,000 ETH while expanding its stock buyback, citing ether outperforming bitcoin is sending a bullish signal.

Tom Lee, chairman of Bitmine and cofounder of Fundstrat, speaking at Consensus 2026 in Miami (CoinDesk)

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Crypto steadies as Iran-U.S. pause sends oil tumbling, lifts risk assets

Brent crude plunged 7% after the U.S. and Iran paused Strait of Hormuz strikes, lifting equities and DeFi tokens while bitcoin held near $65,000 ahead of a pivotal Fed decision Wednesday.

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Brazilian farmers tokenized dairy cows to get loans, bypassing bank lending limits

Smart collars monitor herd health in real time to prevent fraud, allowing local agricultural businesses to secure thousands in funding backed by livestock.

Dairy cows (Annie Spratt/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin settles near $65,000 as oil's march toward $100 fails to spook the market

BTC held just under $65,000 and crypto broadly rose on Friday even as Brent crude surged to $97.66, its highest since May, as the Iran conflict persists and traditional markets stay muted.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk data)