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

Bitcoin extends decline from $74,000, derivatives data point to cautious positioning

BTC traded just above $70,000 as Middle East tensions drove oil higher and traders reassessed inflation in advance of the U.S. jobs report due later Friday.

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Bitcoin holds above $72,000 as crypto market pauses after breakout

Bitcoin and ether edged higher as traders assessed macro risks, derivatives positioning and whether bitcoin can sustain a push toward $80,000.

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Chamath Palihapitiya questions bitcoin’s role as central bank reserve asset

Billionaire Venture capitalist points to privacy and fungibility concerns, while debate grows over corporate bitcoin strategies such as Strategy’s massive holdings.

Chamath Palihapitiya (JD Lasica/Flickr Creative Commons)

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How this week's rout in Korean stocks might have triggered crypto's surge higher

Korea's tech-heavy Kospi has plunged 20% in the last two trading sessions, potentially pushing that country's fast-money chasing traders back into crypto.

Seoul, South Korea (csk/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin just cleared $73,000, but skeptical traders are already bracing for a 'bull trap'

Bitcoin has broken above $73,000 after weeks of consolidation, but traders remain divided over whether the move marks a genuine breakout or another trap for late buyers.

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Finance

Ex-Binance communications lead joins stablecoin specialist KAST

Brad Jaffe, the former global communications leader at Binance, becomes chief communications officer at KAST.

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Markets

Bitcoin hits one-month high near $72,000 as haven demand rises

BTC jumped to $71,800 as investors turned to haven assets in light of the escalating Middle East conflict and renewed strength in altcoins.

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Finance

Bank of Japan expands blockchain settlement sandbox and says CBDC efforts are ongoing

The BOJ is testing blockchain settlement for reserves and exploring tokenized central bank money as it prepares to decide in 2026 whether to issue a retail digital yen.

Bank of Japan. (Credit: By Wiiii-Wikimedia Commons/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Oil shock and inflation fears drag down bitcoin

Your day-ahead look for March 3, 2026

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Markets

Dollar surge pressures crypto markets after escalation in Iran conflict

Risk assets fell across the board Tuesday as the U.S. dollar strengthened to a near two-month high following renewed military escalation in Iran, pressuring the crypto market.

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