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

Shiba Inu Bull Momentum Limited After Buyers Offered Support

SHIB failed to maintain gains above the 100-day simple moving average, closing at $0.00001317, a 2.9% gain over 24 hours.

SHIB's price chart. (CoinDesk)

Finance

Tether Invests in Chilean Crypto Exchange Orionx to Drive Latin American Adoption

The exchange also received a 2023 investment from Bitfinex.

Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino at Paris Blockchain Week on April 14, 2022. (Twitter/Bitfinex, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

AVAX Plunges 9% as Global Economic Tensions Rattle Crypto Markets

Avalanche token forms potential double bottom pattern at $19.97 support level, but bearish momentum persists amid broader market uncertainty.

AVAX analysis

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Markets

NEAR Struggles to Break Free From Bearish Momentum Despite Support

Geopolitical tensions and shifting monetary policies create headwinds for the token as it tests critical price levels.

NEAR/USD chart (CoinDesk Data)

Markets

ATOM Breaks Out of Consolidation Pattern Amid Volume Spike

Cosmos token shows resilience amid global economic tensions as trading volume spikes.

ATOM/USD chart (CoinDesk Data)

Finance

Tokenized Securities Trading Venue 21X Adds Circle’s USDC Stablecoin

The collaboration will power atomic settlement of tokenized stocks, bonds and funds on 21X’s regulated trading platform.

The Reichstag, German Parliament Building (Shutterstock)

Finance

$302 Million Lost to Crypto Scams, Hacks, and Exploits in May: CertiK

The largest attack was the $225 million exploit of the Cetus Protocol.

Under a low-light red lamp, a pair of hands types on a keyboard. (Wesley Tingey/Unsplash+)

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Markets

How James Wynn's $100M Implosion Is Familiar Leverage Tale

The trader suffered a nine-figure loss despite bitcoin remaining fairly flat in terms of price action.

James Wynn profit and loss chart (HyperLiquid)

Markets

SUI Plunges 6% Overnight Before Buyers Step in at $3.40 Support

Market volatility intensified as geopolitical tensions and protocol recovery efforts create conflicting signals for traders

SUI/USD chart (CoinDesk Data)