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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Marchés

Attention Bitcoin Bulls: BTC is Now at Levels Preceding FTX-Era Extremes

Short-term realized-loss dominance is typical of market stress, but the magnitude this week stands out.

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

Finance

Base’s Flashblocks Let Bots Front-Run Its Own Founder as Snipers Walk Off With $1.3M

Two traders captured more than $1.3 million in profits by exploiting Base’s new “flashblocks” system during the debut of the network founder’s creator coin.

Snipers pocket $1.3 million on JESSE token (Stocksnap/Pixabay)

Marchés

Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin, Ether Slide as Liquidity Crisis Fuels Heavy Sell-Off

Crypto markets plunged toward April lows on Friday as a lingering liquidity crunch amplified price swings. Bitcoin and ether fell more than 10%.

Liquidity void in crypto persists (Simon Hurry/Unsplash)

Marchés

HBAR Faces Fresh Liquidity Alarms After Breakdown to $0.1373

Hedera’s token slipped below key support levels as a late-session trading halt, collapsing volume, and failed recovery attempts point to mounting structural and liquidity stress.

"HBAR Price Dips 1.5%, Trading Suspended Amid Liquidity Crisis"

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Finance

Kraken’s IPO Play: Why the Crypto Exchange Is Racing Toward the Public Markets

The exchange’s confidential filing comes amid clearer regulatory signals, a market pullback and a wave of crypto firms testing public markets.

Kraken

Marchés

Securitize Leverages Plume to Expand Global Real-World Asset Reach

Securitize partners with Plume to launch institutional-grade assets on Plume's Nest staking protocol, expanding its DeFi footprint.

Art installation reminiscent of digital ecosystems

Marchés

Metaplanet Unveils New Bitcoin Backed Capital Structure with $150M Perpetual Preferred Offering

MARS and MERCURY preferred shares define a two tier equity stack as Metaplanet raises new capital.

Metaplanet is issuing 23.6 million Class B preferred shares at 900 yen each, raising $150M and offering investors fixed yield, conversion rights, and redemption protections. • Metaplanet will hold an extraordinary general meeting on Dec. 22 to approve capital reductions, expand authorized shares, and refinance its stock acquisition rights.

Marchés

AI and HPC Bitcoin Miners Surge Pre Market Following Stellar NVIDIA Earnings

Strong NVIDIA guidance lifts pre market sentiment across bitcoin miners while NAKA delivers delayed Q3 losses.

IREN (TradingView)

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Marchés

Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Holds Steady Amid Wave of Sell Pressure as Altcoins Slide

A long-term BTC holder moved hundreds of millions to exchanges, but the market absorbed the supply shock as altcoins suffered broad declines.

(tridland/Shutterstock)

Marchés

Crypto Leverage Hits Record High in Q3 as DeFi Dominance Reshapes Market Structure: Galaxy

Onchain lending drove crypto-collateralized debt to a new peak in last quarter, but the leverage underpinning the market is now better collateralized than during the previous cycle.

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