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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Morgan Stanley files for ether trust after bitcoin and solana ETF push

The Wall Street giant is widening its crypto push, following bitcoin and solana ETF filings with a potential ether trust.

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Most new crypto tokens lost over 70% in 2025. Here is what comes next

New crypto tokens overwhelmingly lost value in 2025 as early liquidity, weak utility and misaligned distribution collided with a risk-averse market.

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Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin tests key resistance as memecoin trading volume explodes

Bitcoin briefly climbed to its highest level since mid-November before pulling back, while rallies in SUI, XRP and memecoins point to a renewed appetite for risk.

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Bitcoin rally masks fragile liquidity as spot volumes hit year-long lows

Bitcoin and altcoin prices have pushed higher, but Glassnode data shows spot trading activity has dropped to its weakest levels since late 2023.

Crypto spot volume chart (Glassnode)

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Crypto traders can now speculate on housing prices through Polymarket

The crypto-based betting platform is expanding beyond politics and macro with real estate markets tied to daily housing indices.

house for sale (Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)

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Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin climbs to highest level in four weeks as altcoins lag

Bitcoin briefly topped $93,000, driving a risk-on tone across markets, but uneven altcoin performance suggest traders remain wary of a near-term pullback.

Chain in sunlight (Credit: Pexels)

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How crypto's promised year-end fireworks turned into a bloodbath

Digital asset treasuries, altcoin ETFs and bitcoin’s famed year‑end seasonality were meant to supercharge prices. What came instead was the worst drawdown since 2022's crypto winter.

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Coinbase’s Base faces builder backlash over creator coin push

Builders on Base are pushing back against the network’s close alignment with Zora, arguing the creator-coin narrative sidelines established projects.

Jesse Pollak (courtesy Winni Wintermeyer/Coinbase)

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Lighter trading platform sees $250 million withdrawn 24 hours after airdrop

Bubblemaps CEO says outflows seen on Lighter on Dec. 31 are not uncommon as users rebalance hedging positions and move on to the next farming opportunity.

Lighter sees $250 million in outflows following its token generation event. (geralt/Pixabay)

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Trump Media to distribute new digital tokens to DJT shareholders

The Truth Social parent said it will issue a new digital token on Crypto.com’s Cronos blockchain, with shares and crypto prices rising following the announcement.

President Donald Trump (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)