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 drops from recent highs as traders watch CME gap, DeFi hack fallout

Bitcoin pulled back after Friday’s surge as traders considered a CME futures gap, a DeFi exploit rattled altcoins and macro pressures weighed on sentiment.

BTC/USD (CoinDesk Data)

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Bitcoin stalls below $76,000 as sell wall caps rally despite rising derivatives activity

The bitcoin price is hovering near a key resistance level with $450 million in sell orders overhead as liquidations surge and derivatives data signal caution.

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Bitcoin passes halfway point in halving cycle as price gains trail prior cycles

Slower post-halving gains reflect bitcoin’s shift toward a more mature asset.

Price Performance Since Halving (Glassnode)

Finance

A fake Ledger app on the Apple App Store drained $9.5 million in crypto

A malicious Ledger Live clone slipped onto Apple’s App Store, draining millions from dozens of victims across multiple blockchains in a week-long phishing campaign.

Hacker sitting in a room

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Bitcoin tests $75,000 as $200 million in shorts face liquidation risk

Bitcoin price approaches $75,000 level with $200 million in shorts at risk of liquidation, rising open interest and shifting volatility dynamics in focus.

BTC/USD (CoinDesk Data)

Finance

Circle CEO says he won’t freeze USDC without a court order even as hackers walk away with millions

Circle defends its hands-off approach to freezing funds as critics point to hundreds of millions in losses tied to delayed action.

Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Circle Speaks at Hong Kong Fintech Week in 2024 (HK Fintech Week)

Markets

Strategy buys 13,927 bitcoin for $1 billion, entirely through STRC

Last week's purchases were completely funded by sales of Stretch, the companies perpetual preferred stock.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor standing. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk))

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Crypto markets stall as oil surges past $100 on Strait of Hormuz blockade

Bitcoin and ether retreated Monday as tensions in the Middle East triggered a spike in crude oil, forcing traders into defensive derivatives positioning.

BTC/USD (CoinDesk Data)

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Market makers are fleeing public blockchains to protect their secret trading playbooks

Crypto trading is almost entirely public. One startup thinks it has borrowed an idea from Wall Street that could change that.

Denis Dariotis, founder and CEO of GoQuant

Markets

Bitcoin holds steady as inflation data looms, bittensor drama unfolds

Traders face a pivotal Friday as narrowing volatility on bitcoin's chart hints at a massive price move while bittensor faces a high-profile developer exit.

BTC/USD (CoinDesk Data)