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 Traders Tilt Bullish as Short Squeeze Looms While Chinese Memecoins Crash

Bitcoin’s rebound from overnight lows has reignited bullish sentiment across crypto markets, with institutional inflows and leveraged positioning pointing to potential upside.

"Zen will no longer be considered a privacy coin." (Nghia Do Thanh/Unsplash)

Markets

Will Cardano ETF be Approved by This Year Amid Government Shutdown?

With the SEC running on skeleton staff during the prolonged U.S. government shutdown, crypto ETF reviews are effectively frozen. A weeks-long pause could push Cardano’s long-awaited ETF decision past its 2025 deadline and into the new year.

Consensus 2025: Charles Hoskinson, CEO & Founder, Input Output

Markets

China Expands Rare Earth Export Controls Ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting

This move could disrupt global supply chains, drive up prices, and have ripple effects across financial markets.

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Markets

XLM Plunges 5% as Key Support Levels Collapse

Critical support breakdown at $0.38 triggers institutional selling amid broader crypto market stress.

"XLM Drops 5% as $0.38 Support Collapses Amid Heavy Institutional Selling"

Markets

HBAR Tumbles 5% as Government Shutdown Delays Critical ETF Approvals

Institutional investors retreat amid regulatory gridlock, with trading volumes surging past 100 million as market participants reassess digital asset exposure.

HBAR Drops Nearly 5% Amid Government Shutdown Delaying Critical ETF Approvals and Institutional Selling Pressure

Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Slips to $121.5K as Dollar Strengthens; Binance Unveils ‘Meme Rush’

A firmer U.S. dollar and fading risk appetite weighed on bitcoin Thursday, while Binance’s new Meme Rush platform targets surging Chinese-language memecoin speculation.

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Finance

Bittensor’s Decentralized AI Studio, Yuma, Launches Asset Management Arm

Yuma Asset Management, a gateway to the Bittensor AI ecosystem for accredited investors, is the latest decentralized AI driving force from DCG's Barry Silbert.

 Yuma founder and CEO Barry Silbert (DCG)

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Finance

Citi Joins Visa in Backing Stablecoin Payments Company BVNK

The growth of the stablecoin sector as been one of the standout trends in the digital asset industry over the last year.

Citibank (TungCheung/Shutterstock)