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 could crash to $58,000 as 'restrictive' Fed policy and trade tensions weigh on crypto

The veteran trader who accurately called the 2018 bitcoin crash has tipped bitcoin to fall to $58,000. Experts said macro conditions favor a bearish bitcoin trend.

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Bitcoin slides to $91,000 as U.S. trade tensions spur selloff : Crypto Markets Today

Bitcoin erased last week’s rally as Asia-led selling hit crypto alongside falling U.S. equity futures.

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BlackRock’s PFF ETF has $380 million worth of exposure to MSTR's preferred equities

ETF allocations to Stretch, Strife, and Stride underscore institutional appetite for MSTR income securities.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor at the Digital Asset Summit in New York City on March 20, 2025. (Nikhilesh De)

Finance

A crypto trader turned $285 into $627,000 in one day, but some say the game was rigged

A wallet linked to a pump.fun memecoin turned $285 into a small fortune on Monday, reviving concerns about insider activity during the latest memecoin surge.

(Anjo Clacino/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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NYSE targets weekend investors with new blockchain platform for 24/7 stock trading

The Intercontinental Exchange-owned operator is seeking SEC approval for a new venue that promises instant settlement and stablecoin funding to meet the growing global demand for "around-the-clock" markets.

(Photo by Joshua Tsu on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin, ether, solana and XRP extend ETF inflow streak before reversal

Bitcoin funds took in $1.55 billion while ethereum and solana added $496 million and $45.5 million, respectively.

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Bitcoin price briefly plunges to $0 on lesser-known Paradex exchange

Starknet-based DEX Paradex reversed its blockchain to an earlier block after a database migration error briefly crashed bitcoin’s price to zero.

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Chinese crime ring arrested in South Korea laundered over $100 million worth of crypto

South Korean customs officials said they arrested three China nationals and have referred them for prosecution. They allegedly used an unauthorized crypto exchange to launder assets.

South Korea (Photo by Daniel Bernard on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin slips below key support as tariff talk rattles crypto: Crypto Markets Today

Crypto prices fell alongside global equities after reports the EU is preparing retaliatory tariffs against the U.S.

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Finance

Hacker steals $282 million crypto from a victim in social-engineering attack

A sophisticated social-engineering attack led to the theft of more than $282 million in BTC and LTC, with the funds rapidly laundered through monero.

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