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

TRX Trades at Premium on Poloniex as Arbitrage Lures Risk Takers

Bitcoin, ether and tether withdrawals will open on Poloniex in the coming weeks.

Arbitrage trade opens up on TX (Alexander Grey/Unsplash)

Finance

Standard Chartered-Backed Zodia Custody Joins Ripple-Owned Metaco’s Global Crypto Storage Network

The new sub-custody network is designed to give institutions around the world easy access to safe crypto storage and settlement.

Safe Vault (Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Cryptocurrency Worth $1.5M Seized From Former Ukrainian Head of State Communications

The seizure was supported by the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court in Ukraine.

Ukraine flag (Max Kukurudziak/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Rises to $38.8K for the First Time Since May 2022

Overall crypto market capitalization is at its highest level since May 2022 with nearly $400 billion added since the start of October.

Bitcoin prices bumped over $38,700. (CoinDesk)

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Markets

A Suspicious 'Munger' Coin Soars Then Crashes After Billionaire Charlie Munger's Death

The former vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffett's right-hand man was no fan of cryptocurrencies.

The late Charlie Munger (Getty)

Tech

Bitcoin Miner AntPool to Refund Record $3M BTC Transaction Fee

AntPool said it would verify the identity of the sender if they sign an on-chain message via another bitcoin transaction using the same message – which will prove ownership.

Bitmain Antminer S19 Hydro mining rigs, the company's latest technology, installed at a Merkle Standard facility in Washington state. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin Buyer Quietly Accumulates $424M of BTC in 3 Weeks

The unknown entity acquired 875 bitcoin on Wednesday alone, prompting online speculation over who the buyer might be.

(Todd Cravens/Unsplash)

Tech

Dogecoin Funded SpaceX ‘Doge-1’ Moon Mission Gets a Step Closer to Launch

Doge-1 is a cube satellite that will orbit the moon and broadcast a video feed.

DOGE-1 Mission on SpaceX is nearing a launch. (Dogecoin)

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Policy

Philippines Security Regulator Warns Binance Is Operating Without a License

The regulator is also seeking to have the platform blocked in the country.

Two large stacked blocks displaying Binance's logo at a trade show.

Finance

Troubled Crypto Exchange Zipmex Proposes to Pay Creditors 3.35 Cents on the Dollar: Bloomberg

Major creditors are opposed to the restructuring plan and have requested an independent review.

Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Zipmex said it has received an offer from an interested party with due diligence processes able to commence. (Michal Jarmoluk/Pixabay)