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 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)

Markets

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.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk Data)

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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)

Markets

Crypto catches its breath as bitcoin settles into a holding pattern amid July rally

BTC is rangebound between $64,000 and $66,800 after a 13% recovery from July's lows, with macro markets offering little direction and WLFI the session's surprise standout at +12%.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk)

Finance

Midnight token rebounds 19% after Wanchain bridge hack, Hoskinson calls for ZK revamp

Charles Hoskinson says the exploit, which briefly sent NIGHT to an all-time low, underscores why the industry needs to move beyond legacy bridge infrastructure.

Consensus 2025: Charles Hoskinson, CEO & Founder, Input Output

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Markets

Bitcoin retreats from one-month high as oil tops $85, inflation concerns resurface

BTC retreated from a one-month high as WTI crude topped $85 for the first time since June, reigniting inflation concerns and pushing investors toward gold, silver and the safety of bitcoin over altcoins.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk Data)

Markets

Crypto market slips even as equities advance. Pump surges on social-media chatter

With a Fear and Greed index pointing solidly at "fear," crypto prices drifted lower even as stock index futures rose. PUMP's 20% surge was the only real headline in an otherwise quiet session.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk Data)