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

Crypto Analytics Firm Messari Raises $35M in Funding Round Led by Brevan Howard Digital

The round reportedly values the firm at $300 million.

Messari co-founder and CEO Ryan Selkis (Danny Nelson for CoinDesk)

Finance

Hacked Crypto Market Maker Wintermute Has $200M in Outstanding DeFi Debt

The firm's CEO described the company as solvent following the $160 million hack.

Evgeny Gaevoy, Wintermute CEO (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Nasdaq lanzará un servicio de custodia de criptomonedas para clientes institucionales

El exchange dijo que está abierto a trabajar con empresas de criptomonedas.

Nasdaq está ofreciendo servicios de custodia de criptomonedas. (Tim Evans/Unsplash)

Finance

Nasdaq Starts Crypto Custody Service for Institutional Clients

The exchange said it is open to working with crypto-native firms.

Nasdaq está ofreciendo servicios de custodia de criptomonedas. (Tim Evans/Unsplash)

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Policy

Colorado Residents Can Now Use Crypto to Pay Taxes

The state's taxpayers can do so through PayPal for an additional fee.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Market Maker Wintermute Hacked for $160M, OTC Services Unaffected

Wintermute's lending and OTC operations have not been affected despite the hack.

(Shutterstock)

Finance

Fintech Startup TrueLayer Trimming 10% of Staff, Citing Challenging Market Conditions

About 45 employees will be laid off from the firm, which was valued at over $1 billion a year ago.

TrueLayer to lay off 10% of its staff. (Pawel Chu/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Coinbase Enlists Broadridge Financial to Improve Liquidity

Coinbase will use Broadbridge's NYFIX order-routing network.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong. (CoinDesk)

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Finance

Thailand's SEC Bans Crypto Firms From Offering Staking and Lending Service

The regulator recently filed a police report against Zipmex after the exchange froze withdrawals in July.

Crypto exchange Zipmex said it has received an offer from an interested party. (Michal Jarmoluk/Pixabay)

Finance

New York’s Museum of Modern Art Considers Buying NFTs With Proceeds of $70M Auction: Report

MoMA has a team monitoring the digital art market and will consider purchasing non-fungible tokens.

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