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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Finance

Coinbase Acquires Crypto Fundraising Firm Echo for $375M

Echo's platform allows startups to raise funds directly from their communities, and will remain a standalone platform.

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Markets

Bitcoin Battles Key Technical Levels as Uptober Momentum Fades

BTC slips below $108,000 and trades between major moving averages, with crucial support and resistance levels now in focus.

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Markets

Crypto Markets Today: BTC Reclaims $111K, ETH Tops $4K After Last Week’s Sell-Off

Bitcoin and ether regained key support levels Monday, leading a broader market recovery that saw altcoins like LINK and FLOKI surge as sentiment improved.

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Markets

This Cohort Is the Main Force Behind Bitcoin’s Resistance in Price

Holder behavior, not external factors, emerges as the primary source of selling pressure as older coins move and profits are realized.

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Finance

ChainLink Jumps 14% as Whales Accumulate $116M Worth of LINK Tokens Since Crash

The token's rise comes amid fresh onchain accumulation, new institutional partnerships, and Chainlink Labs’ push into real-world asset infrastructure.

Chainlink CEO and co-founder Sergey Nazarov

Markets

Crypto Traders Eye Major Events to Relieve Market Woes: Crypto Week Ahead

Your look at what's coming in the week starting Oct. 20.

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Finance

Huobi Founder Li Lin to Lead $1B Ether Treasury Firm: Bloomberg

Li Lin’s Avenir Capital is said to be teaming up with Asia's crypto pioneers to build a regulated vehicle focused on ether accumulation.

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Markets

Stellar Lumen's XLM Token Down 6% Amid Heavy Sell Pressure

Stellar Lumens (XLM) slid 6.25% amid heavy institutional liquidation, even as the network’s latest protocol upgrade strengthened its enterprise-grade transaction capabilities.

"Stellar Lumens Drops 6% Amid Institutional Selling Despite Network Upgrade"

Markets

Hedera's HBAR Slides 11% as Selling Pressure Deepens

Hedera’s native token faced sustained downward momentum over the past 24 hours, testing key support near $0.16 amid heightened trading activity and persistent bearish sentiment.

HBAR Plunges 11% Amid Geopolitical Trade Tensions, Showing Persistent Bearish Momentum and High Volatility