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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Finance

Hyperliquid is preparing to take on Polymarket with a new way to trade real-world events

Hyperliquid is gearing up to challenge Polymarket with a zero-fee entry for event betting as the $63 billion prediction market sector continues to explode.

Hyperliquid founder Jeff Yan

Markets

Bitcoin rebounds from key support as traders eye renewed push toward $80,000

BTC climbs after holding at the $75,600 support level while derivatives signal de-risking, and speculative flows build in memecoins ahead of tech earnings.

BTC chart (CoinDesk Data)

Markets

Crypto traders turn cautious as bitcoin loses steam below $80,000

Bitcoin drops after repeated resistance at $80,000, taking ether with it, while derivatives and macro signals point to reduced risk appetite and subdued volatility.

BTC/USD (TradingView)

Markets

Bitcoin reverses from $79,500 as oil surge triggers broader crypto selloff

BTC fails at $80,000 and drops 2% as rising oil prices weigh on sentiment with altcoins leading losses across a volatile session.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk data)

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Finance

Why DeFi isn't dead despite massive exploits and $13 billion investor exodus

A $292 million exploit and $13 billion TVL drop looks catastrophic on the surface, but the data tells a different story.

DeFi is battered and bruised, but not dead (Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin stalls below at $77,500 as volatility cools, traders unwind leverage

BTC holds a tight range as open interest drops, signaling cooling momentum, while altcoins show mixed performance and ZEC attracts fresh bullish interest.

BTC/USD (CoinDesk Data)

Markets

Bitcoin slips from near $80,000 as oil price increase weighs on risk assets

Bitcoin dips after testing $80,000 as oil surges and traders stay bearish, even though a breakout hints the rally could accelerate on short squeezes.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk Data)

Markets

Bitcoin tests $78,000 resistance as short-squeeze risks mount, altcoins rally

BTC hovers at key $78,000 level with $180 million liquidations at stake, while altcoins and memecoins surge as risk-on sentiment returns.

BTC/USD (CoinDesk Data)

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Finance

Aave’s core markets hit 100% utilization at once, and that's not a good thing

CertiK says the lending protocol is in serious trouble while CEO Stani Kulechov tells CoinDesk he does “not have anything useful to say.”

Hacker facing screens with lines of code (Boitumelo/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin climbs as risk sentiment improves, altcoins hit by exploit concerns

Bitcoin advanced while altcoins continued to struggle after the weekend's DeFi exploit, with markets eyeing Middle East tensions and shifting risk sentiment.

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