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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Markets

Weekend Sell-Off Hits EdgeX’s Nasdaq-Linked Perp as $13M in Longs Liquidated

A large short placed during off-hours sent EdgeX’s XYZ100 perpetual down nearly 4%, exposing risks in equity-index perps when traditional markets are closed.

XYZ100 liquidation cascade (Xyz.trade)

Markets

DOT Sinks 2% After Breaking Key Support

The Polkadot token erased earlier gains amid elevated volume, falling from a high of $2.09 to $1.97.

"Polkadot (DOT) Drops 2.5% Below Key Support Amid Reversing Rally"

Markets

Hedera Tumbles 4% as Altcoins Continue to Suffer

Hedera's native token retreated from resistance levels as institutional volume surged during key reversal hour.

HBAR Plunges 4% to $0.1247 Amid Institutional Selloff and Key Reversal

Markets

Bitcoin Plunges Below $90K as AI Worries Drag Nasdaq, Crypto Stocks Down

Chipmaker Broadcom's 10% slide weighs on the market as Chicago Fed's Goolsbee signals more cuts than the median for 2026.

Bitcoin (BTC) price (CoinDeesk)

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Finance

Most Influential: Changpeng “CZ” Zhao

Zhao’s exit from Binance did little to dim his prominence.

Changpeng "CZ" Zhao

Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Stuck in Post-Fed Range as Altcoins Slump Deepens

Bitcoin remains trapped in a range despite the U.S. rate cut, while altcoins and memecoins struggle to attract risk appetite amid shifting investor behavior.

Bitcoin remains flat. (Sebastian Huxley/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Investment Firm Blockstream to Acquire TradFi Hedge Fund Corbiere Capital

The planned deal will bring Corbiere’s equity and event-driven strategies under Blockstream’s asset management arm.

Adam Back, CEO Blockstream (CoinDesk/Personae Digital)

Finance

Most Influential: Arthur Hayes

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes has re-emerged in recent years as one of the industry’s most consistently influential macro thinkers.

Arthur Hayes

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Markets

Cardano Ecosystem Gets a Privacy Boost as Midnight’s NIGHT Goes Live

The network uses a dual-state architecture that separates public and private data while allowing controlled disclosure to auditors, institutions or counterparties.

Nahmii aims to boost Ethereum's speed. (Marc-Olivier Jodoin/Unsplash)