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

El Salvador's BTC Bet Is $13M in Profit as Bitcoin ETF Approval Approaches

President Nayib Bukele hailed the investment as being "back in the black" last month.

El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele. (Government of El Salvador, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

North Korean Hacking Group Lazarus Withdraws $1.2M of Bitcoin From Coin Mixer

Lazarus Group, said to have been behind some $3 billion worth of cryptocurrency hacks and exploits over the past three years, appears to be moving around some of its bitcoin hoard. The group holds $79 million in wallets tagged by the blockchain analysis firm Arkham.

Lazarus Group withdraws $1.2M of BTC (Micha Brändli/Unsplash)

Policy

Report Finds Less Illicit Crypto Activity in Nations With Full Licensing Regimes in 2023: TRM Labs

TRM Labs' analysis was published in a report Monday that reviewed 2023 global crypto policy in 21 jurisdictions which represent 70% of global crypto exposure.

Illustration of Crypto Regulation Around the World from TRM Labs' Global Crypto Policy Review & Outlook 2023/24. Courtesy: TRM Labs (16:9)

Markets

If a Bitcoin ETF Is Approved, Here’s What May Happen

The SEC is on the brink of approving a first spot bitcoin ETF in the U.S. after 10 years of failed applications.

Grafitti of a stylized face and the words What Now? on a white wall

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Markets

Bitcoin Traders Pare Bullish Bias as Spot ETF Deadline Nears

BTC calls trade at a much lower premium to puts than in November, as some analysts expect the cryptocurrency to decline following the anticipated debut of spot ETFs in the U.S.

Bitcoin call-put skews (Amberdata)

Policy

Australian Treasury to Question Regulator Over HyperVerse Crypto Scheme: Report

"It seemed pretty clear that there should have been concerns raised about… this operation,” Stephen Jones said.

Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Johnny Bhalla on Unsplash)

Markets

Bullish Bitcoin Market Sentiment at Display as 'Buy the Dip' Mentions Soar

Buying the dip is one of the most famous narratives in the crypto community, indicating an intention to purchase the token when the price drops.

(Camilo Jimenez/Unsplash)

Markets

USDC Stablecoin Momentarily Depegs to $0.74 on Binance

The stablecoin immediately snapped back to its $1 peg on Binance.

USDC momentarily trades at $0.74 (Piret Ilver/Unsplash)

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Markets

ENS Token Jumps 50% as Vitalik Buterin Hails It as 'Super Important'

The token touched the highest level since April and volume increased more than 600%.

Vitalik Buterin shares a new blog post on Ethereum's roadmap to address scaling, privacy, and wallet security. (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Slumps as $400M Liquidated in Two Hours

Financial services company Matrixport said it expects the SEC to reject all ETFs applications this month.

Bitcoin chart (CoinDesk data)