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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HUSD Stablecoin Returns to $1 Peg After Liquidity Problems

The HUSD team explained that the de-peg was caused by a market maker account that was closed, causing liquidity issues.

(eswaran arulkumar/Unsplash)

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New Auditor for Stablecoin Issuer Tether Confirms Slashing of Commercial Paper Holdings

BDO Italia said the holdings fell 58% to $8.5 billion at the end of the most recent quarter.

Tether Chief Technology Officer Paolo Ardoino.  (Twitter/Bitfinex, modified by CoinDesk)

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Crypto Stocks Retreat on Bitcoin's Dip as Macroeconomic Concerns Linger

Cryptocurrency mining equities were among the worst-hit in Friday's trading session.

(Sophie Backes, Unsplash)

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Cash-Backed HUSD Stablecoin Loses Peg, Drops to 92 Cents

The stablecoin is trading as low as 89 cents against USDC on Curve Finance.

HUSD has dropped below its 1:1 peg to the U.S. dollar. (Josh Appel/Unsplash)

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Crypto Lender Nexo Sues Former Director Over $7.9M Trading Loss: Report

Nexo was locked out of a BitMEX account connected to its former director, resulting in $7.9 million in losses.

Antoni Trenchev Co-Founder Nexo (Shutterstock/Coindesk)

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Crypto Broker Genesis Cutting 20% of Workforce as CEO Michael Moro Exits

Moro is to be replaced on an interim basis by Chief Operating Officer Derar Islim.

Genesis Global Trading CEO Michael Moro at Consensus 2022 (Morgan Brown/CoinDesk/Shutterstock)

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UK Group to Test Stablecoin Payments, Provide Data to Bank of England

The Digital FMI Consortium, a group of private-sector companies, will start a pilot scheme in October and run it for a minimum of a year.

El Banco de Inglaterra sube las tasas en 50 puntos base. (PeterRoe/Pixabay)

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Tencent Halts NFT Sales on Its Huanhe Platform Amid Regulatory Scrutiny: Report

Users will still be able to hold, display or request a refund for their digital tokens.

(Tada Images/Shutterstock)

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Crypto Lender Hodlnaut Applies for Creditor Protection in Singapore

Hodlnaut is looking to appoint a judicial manager to avoid liquidating customer assets at a loss.

Singapore Skyline (Swapnil Bapat/Unsplash)

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Blockchain Services Firm Eqonex Closes Crypto Exchange, Citing Volatility and Dwindling Volume

The Nasdaq-listed company will now focus on its asset-management and custody businesses.

Eqonex is closing its crypto exchange. (Masaaki Komori/Unsplash)