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 consolidates, dash outperforms in quiet crypto session: Crypto Markets Today

Major CoinDesk indexes moved less than 1% on Friday as bitcoin consolidated above a key breakout level, while dash extended its advance.

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DeFi community sees ‘bad’ crypto bill’s collapse as win, not setback

The latest push to establish a comprehensive U.S. crypto market structure framework hit a snag this week, but leaders in DeFi don’t seem alarmed by the collapse.

U.S. Congress (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Kaito to sunset 'Yaps' as X cracks down on InfoFi apps, token falls 17%

The crypto analytics firm is replacing its reward-driven social product with a more selective creator marketing platform after X revised its API policies to curb spam.

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Markets

Strategy’s preferred 'STRC' drops below par after ex dividend date

Strategy's preferred stock, STRC, sees a familiar ex dividend dip below the $100 par level.

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Bitcoin spot demand builds as short squeeze risk increases

Onchain and derivatives data point to a healthier bitcoin price advance in early 2026.

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Markets

Bitcoin consolidates above key support as profit-taking hits altcoins: Crypto Markets Today

Crypto markets paused on Thursday after bitcoin’s decisive breakout earlier this week, with BTC holding key support levels while altcoins saw profit-taking.

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Markets

Bitcoin clears $94,500 as altcoins steal the spotlight: Crypto Markets Today

Crypto markets pushed higher on Wednesday after bitcoin broke above a key resistance level, triggering heavy liquidations and paving the way for sharp gains across altcoins.

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Bitcoin climbs to two-month high of $96,240 as altcoins surge and shorts get squeezed

Bitcoin climbed above $96,000 for the first time since November, triggering over $500 million in liquidations as altcoins outperformed and traders rushed to cover bearish bets.

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Altcoins, led by privacy token dash, heat up as bitcoin nears breakout: Crypto Markets Today

Bitcoin pushed above $92,000 with rising volume; altcoins outperformed as traders rotated into privacy coins and memecoins.

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Markets

The iPhone moment for Michael Saylor’s preferred stock 'Stretch' at Strategy

Stretch traded $175.7 million on Monday, almost three times its 30 day average trading volume.

Michael Saylor, Executive Chairman of Strategy (MSTR)