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

Quatrefoil Data Debuts to Build Benchmarks for Institutional Crypto Products

Firm introduces Ethereum staking benchmark as foundation for ETFs, derivatives, and credit markets.

"Crypto Dad" Chris Giancarlo Talks About the New Digitization of Value

Finance

AllUnity and Stripe’s Privy Join Forces to Enable Euro Stablecoin Payments

Integration allows fintechs and enterprises to settle in EURAU, claimed to be the first euro stablecoin under BaFin’s e-money license.

Euro. (jojooff/Pixabay/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

SWIFT to Develop Blockchain-Based Ledger for 24/7 Cross-Border Payments

SWIFT is working with a group of over 30 financial institutions to build a ledger based on a prototype by Ethereum developers Consensys.

Swift logo (SWIFT)

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Markets

XLM Consolidates After Sharp Decline, Testing Key Support Levels

XLM’s sharp swings highlight heavy institutional flows, with support at $0.36 proving pivotal for a potential breakout.

XLM-USD Tests Key $0.36 Support Amid High-Volume Institutional Activity and Consolidates After Sharp Decline

Finance

BNB Chain to Slash Fees as Aster Spurs On-Chain Exchange Wars

BNB Chain is preparing to cut fees and speed up block times, with Aster overtaking rival HyperLiquid in both revenue and token momentum.

BNB Chain metrics (TokenTerminal)

Markets

HBAR Plunges to $0.217 Before Staging Strong Recovery Rally

Hedera’s token posts modest gains after a volatile trading window, with institutional accumulation emerging at key support levels.

"HBAR Dips to $0.217 Before Institutional-Fueled Recovery Amid Volatile Trading"

Markets

Metamask Token Hype Builds, While Aster Open Positions Surge 46%: Crypto Markets Today

Much will depend on the ability of bitcoin bulls to overcome important resistance levels at $113,500 and $115,000, one analyst said.

MetaMask cryptocurrency wallet application on a smartphone arranged in New Hyde Park, New York, U.S., on Thursday, July 29, 2021. Lending on cryptocurrency platforms rose 7.6% from last week to $29.40 billion, according to data compiled by DeFi Pulse. Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Finance

Elliptic Lands HSBC Investment, Extending Big Bank Backing in Blockchain Analytics

The London-based firm says the deal underscores growing institutional demand for blockchain oversight as banks move deeper into digital assets.

Elliptic CEO Simone Maini (Elliptic)