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's market rhymes as identical November lows create familiar January setup

Structural demand, historical timing, and January inflection points collide in 2026.

Chess piece being moved (Ahmed/Unsplash+/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Top privacy token Zcash falls 14% after key developer team quits over governance clash

ECC's CEO, Josh Swihart, claims the team was forced to leave because of changes that made their work untenable.

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Experts tip privacy tokens to continue outperforming in 2026

Analysts believe privacy tokens such as zcash and monero will continue to outperform this year, but they will likely face delisting risks and conflicts with banks over regulatory issues.

Privacy (Shutterstock, modified by CoinDesk)

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Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin slides as Asia-led sell-off hits altcoins

Bitcoin fell during Asian trading hours after failing to break above $94,500, dragging the wider crypto market lower.

Bitcoin slides back into familiar range (Shutterstock)

Publicidad

Finanzas

Morgan Stanley files for ether trust after bitcoin and solana ETF push

The Wall Street giant is widening its crypto push, following bitcoin and solana ETF filings with a potential ether trust.

Morgan Stanley (Shutterstock)

Finanzas

Most new crypto tokens lost over 70% in 2025. Here is what comes next

New crypto tokens overwhelmingly lost value in 2025 as early liquidity, weak utility and misaligned distribution collided with a risk-averse market.

Hot air balloon deflated(Getty Images/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin tests key resistance as memecoin trading volume explodes

Bitcoin briefly climbed to its highest level since mid-November before pulling back, while rallies in SUI, XRP and memecoins point to a renewed appetite for risk.

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Bitcoin rally masks fragile liquidity as spot volumes hit year-long lows

Bitcoin and altcoin prices have pushed higher, but Glassnode data shows spot trading activity has dropped to its weakest levels since late 2023.

Crypto spot volume chart (Glassnode)

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Finanzas

Crypto traders can now speculate on housing prices through Polymarket

The crypto-based betting platform is expanding beyond politics and macro with real estate markets tied to daily housing indices.

house for sale (Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)

Mercados

Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin climbs to highest level in four weeks as altcoins lag

Bitcoin briefly topped $93,000, driving a risk-on tone across markets, but uneven altcoin performance suggest traders remain wary of a near-term pullback.

Chain in sunlight (Credit: Pexels)