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

Yield Hunters Flock to HyperLiquid Staking Ecosytem to Farm Kintetiq's Airdrop

Total value locked on Kinetiq has jumped from roughly $458 million in July to over $2.1 billion today. Part of the increase can be attributed to a rise in the price of HYPE, and the other big driver has been raw deposits.

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Crypto Market Today: MNT, HASH Shine as Majors Look to U.S. Inflation Report

Market gains may accelerate if the CPI prints below estimates, strengthening the chance of a Federal Reserve rate cut.

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Bitcoin’s Choppiness Index Continues to Climb, Potential Breakout Looms

Implied volatility sits at multi-year lows while sideways price action hints at further consolidation ahead of key CPI data.

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Crypto Markets Today: IP Token Surges on Corporate Treasury Adoption

CoinMarketCap's altcoin season index rose to almost 60% in a signal that the season is upon us.

Altcoins rise (Soumyadip Sarkar, Unsplash)

Finance

More Than $40M Liquidated as Market Makers Suffer Shattering MYX Short Squeeze

MYX’s token has surged from 10 cents to $16 in just two months, triggering $40 million in liquidations and raising red flags over liquidity and valuation.

Traders suffer liquidation cascade on HyperLiquid (Getty Images+/Unsplash)

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Dogecoin ETF Looks Set to Go Live in the U.S. on Thursday

“Dogecoin started as a joke, and now Wall Street finally gets it. The ETF approval proves that institutional investors recognize the real value in community, culture, and accessibility," one dogecoin proponent said.

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California Man Sentenced in $36.9M Crypto Scam Tied to Infamous Huione Group

Elliptic say some of the funds were laundered through Huione Payments.

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Stellar's XLM Token Gains 4% as Technical Indicators Signal Institutional Interest

Corporate trading desks increased exposure as volume surged 85% to $333.21 million, though regulatory uncertainties persist around stablecoin framework implementation.

"Stellar's XLM Token Advances 4% Amid Institutional Volume Surge and Corporate Treasury Accumulation"