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

ClearBank to Join Circle Payments Network, Expanding Access to MiCA-Compliant Stablecoins

ClearBank’s partnership with Circle aims to bring faster, lower-cost cross-border payments to Europe using USDC and EURC.

(Sandali Handagama/ CoinDesk)

Markets

Fed Interest Rate Decision and a Potential Merger: Crypto Week Ahead

Your look at what's coming in the week starting Oct. 27.

Federal Reserve logo highlighted on a U.S. banknote (joshua-hoehne/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Indian Judge Halts WazirX’s XRP Reallocation Plan Linked to 2024 Hack

The Madras High Court granted interim protection to a WazirX user, blocking the exchange from redistributing her XRP as part of its Singapore-led restructuring.

Indian flag (Naveed Ahmed/Unsplash)

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Finance

North Korea’s AI-Powered Hackers Are Redefining Crypto Crime

Mysten Labs’ chief cryptographer warns that artificial intelligence, not quantum computing, poses the real near-term threat to blockchain security.

North Korean flags waving in the wind.

Markets

Stellar’s XLM Consolidates After Breakout as Volume Surge Hints at Institutional Activity

XLM advanced 2.5% over 24 hours, breaking above key resistance on a 350% volume spike before easing into consolidation near $0.321, maintaining its broader uptrend structure.

Stellar (XLM) rallies 2.5% to $0.321 on 350% volume surge, confirming bullish breakout and healthy pullback.

Markets

HBAR Slides 1.7% to $0.170 as Channel Support Crumbles

Hedera’s token faces selling pressure after a failed breakout near $0.1716, with technical patterns signaling potential institutional distribution.

HBAR Drops 1.7% to $0.170 Amid Volume Surge and Technical Breakdown from Ascending Channel

Markets

Crypto Markets Today: BTC Reclaims $110K as Softer CPI Boosts Market Sentiment, Altcoins Lag

A cooler inflation print reignited crypto risk appetite, lifting bitcoin above $110,000 while altcoins continued to underperform.

Matador waving flag to a bull. (Sternschnuppenreiter/Pixabay)

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Markets

Dormant Bitcoin Whale With $442M Awakens for First Time in 14 Years Amid Quantum Fears

14-year-old wallet moves $16.6M in BTC as analyst weigh security concerns and shifting on-chain behavior.

Dormant 4,000 Bitcoin Miner Wallet Reawakens  (Javier Rincon/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)