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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Bitcoin nears $72,000 as rising open interest signals growing leverage in choppy market

BTC rises with equities while surging open interest and fading volatility point to leveraged positioning despite repeated rejections near $72,000.

Bitcoin price chart (TradingView)

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Gold’s longest losing streak in a century meets bitcoin’s resurgence

As gold posts its worst run since 1920, bitcoin gains ground and outperforms, pushing the BTC to gold ratio 30% higher, since the Middle East conflict started.

Stacked gold bars (Scottsdale Mint/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin finds stability at 2023 investor cost basis, echoing past cycle

Onchain cost basis data suggests $60,000 is a critical support, with deeper historical support near $54,000.

Stable Stability Balance (Unsplash)

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Bitcoin leads crypto rebound to $71,000 as $550 million in shorts liquidated

BTC climbs despite escalating Middle East tensions, outperforming gold as altcoins rally and derivatives data signals cautious but improving market sentiment.

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Bitcoin retreats to $68,000, leaving CME gap as traders eye $70,000 rebound

BTC slipped back into February's range after Donald Trump threatened to attack Iran's power plants, sparking a selloff and shifting flows toward commodities.

Bitcoin CME futures (TradingView)

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Bitcoin clings to monthly gains, historic losing streak still in play

Bitcoin shows early signs of outperformance against gold, with the BTC gold ratio rebounding toward 16 ounces after a steep cycle drawdown.

Bitcoin barely clings to monthly gains. (Tyler Stableford/Getty images)

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Gold falters as macro pressures build, bitcoin holds liquidity trend

Rising real rates and inflation risks weigh on gold, while bitcoin continues to consolidate.

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Crypto firms cut hundreds of jobs in weeks, blaming weak markets, strong AI

A wave of crypto job cuts in early 2026 exposes the gap between two convenient narratives: macro headwinds and AI transformation.

A brown bear sits on the ground (LTapsaH/Pixabay)

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The 5-cent contract that debunked a wartime death conspiracy

When social media declared Netanyahu dead, crypto prediction markets priced it at 5%. The money was right — and Washington wants to shut it down.

Benjamin Netanyahu

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It could cost you up to $6 million to grab lunch with Donald Trump

Qualifying for Trump’s crypto gala can cost as little as $70,000 or as much as several million, with rankings driven by timing and strategy rather than sheer holdings.

U.S. President Donald Trump (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)