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

Cloudflare Global Outage Spreads to Crypto; Multiple Front Ends Down

A widespread Cloudflare outage disrupted major parts of the internet on Tuesday, knocking many crypto platforms offline.

A plug disconnected from its electricity socket.

Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Fear Grips Market as BTC Tests Support, Volatility Spikes

Bitcoin hovered near $91,000 as sentiment hit "extreme fear," volatility jumped and leveraged traders absorbed over $1 billion in liquidations while altcoins fell further.

Fear grips crypto market (Patrick Hendry/Unsplash)

Markets

Stellar Slips as Key Support Breaks, Signaling Mounting Bearish Momentum

A sharp volume-driven breakdown below XLM’s ascending trendline and critical support at $0.2527 has shifted the market structure bearish, setting sights on the $0.2500 zone

XLM Drops 1.2%, Breaks Below Trendline Amid 78% Volume Surge

Markets

High-Stakes Gambler Liquidated for $168M After Shorting the Bottom of Crypto Plunge

A high-stakes crypto trader was wiped out on HyperLiquid before immediately piling back into massive leveraged shorts on GMX — echoing past blow-ups from reckless market punters.

Ether crashed 35% in May (keithsutherland/Getty images+/Unsplash)

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HBAR Breaks Key Support as Bearish Sentiment Overpowers DeFi Momentum

Technical breakdown accelerated as selling pressure peaked during final hours of trading session.

"HBAR Drops 2.5% to $0.1480 Breaking Support with Increased Volume"

Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin, Ether Sink to Multimonth Lows as Liquidity Dries Up

A bruising weekend confirmed a broader downtrend across major tokens, with shifting Fed rate-cut expectations and thin liquidity accelerating declines.

Bitcoin and ether sink to multi-month lows (Getty Images/Unsplash+)

Markets

Crypto Liquidity Still Hollow After October Crash, Risking Sharp Price Swings

Despite calmer prices after October’s brutal leverage wipeout, bitcoin and ether market depth remains structurally thin, creating a more fragile trading environment.

Liquidity void in crypto persists (Simon Hurry/Unsplash)

Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Breaches $98K as Liquidations Top $1.1B

A sharp liquidity crunch sent bitcoin and altcoins plunging, triggering over a billion dollars in derivatives liquidations as traders brace for a potential trend reversal.

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Markets

Stellar Tumbles Below Key $0.285 Support as Bears Take Over

XLM retreated to $0.281 as selling pressure intensified during afternoon trading, with volume surging amid failed resistance test.

"Stellar (XLM) Falls 1.2% Below $0.285 Support Amid Rising Volume"

Markets

HBAR Drops 3.5% Breaking Support as ETF Inflows Hit $68 Million

Hedera's native token retreats from $0.1817 to $0.1754 despite institutional accumulation.

HBAR Falls 3.5% Below Support Despite $68M ETF Inflows