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

Kalshi Raises $1B at $11B Valuation as Prediction Market Race Heats Up

Kalshi secures a massive funding boost led by Paradigm, widening its lead over Polymarket as trading volumes surge and both platforms pursue fresh capital.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Poland's President Vetoes MiCA Bill, Cites Threats to 'Freedoms of Poles'

President Karol Narwocki was concerned that the Cryptoasset Market Act would allow the government to disable crypto companies websites "with a single click."

Warsaw, Poland (Przemysław Włodkowski/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Risk-Off Mood Persists as Altcoins Extend Losses

Crypto markets failed to bounce on Tuesday, with bitcoin retracing last week’s gains and altcoins extending losses.

Risk-off mood persists (cocoparisienne/Pixabay)

Finance

Bitnomial Prepares to Debut First CFTC-Regulated Spot Crypto Market

The move marks the first time spot crypto assets can trade on a federally regulated commodities venue, signaling the CFTC’s accelerating push to oversee retail digital-asset markets.

CFTC Acting Chairman Caroline Pham speaks at SEC (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Markets

Hedera Tumbles 10% to Crucial Support on Heavy Volume

Hedera’s 10% drop on Dec. 1 has pushed HBAR back to a key support zone, where consolidation, fading volume, and institutional selling pressure are shaping the next move.

"Hedera (HBAR) dips 1.0% to $0.1308 despite surge in trading volume"

Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Hawkish BOJ Comments Spur Sharp BTC Downturn

A sharp sell-off following the CME bitcoin futures open, compounded by hawkish signals from the Bank of Japan, dragged the CoinDesk 20 down nearly 6% on Monday.

Bull vs bear (Midjourney/Modified by CoinDesk)

Crypto Daybook Americas

Hacked Down: Crypto Daybook Americas

Your day-ahead look for Dec. 1, 2025

hackers (Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Israel’s Central Bank Signals Improved Stablecoin Oversight as Digital Shekel Plans Advance

Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron said stablecoins can no longer be viewed as marginal, citing their trillion-dollar trading volumes and growing systemic risks.

Israel Central Bank signals improved stablecoin oversight (Ben Samocha)

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Markets

Stellar Gains 2.2% as Momentum Builds From Bancorp Stablecoin Pilot

Fifth-largest U.S. bank selects XLM network for stablecoin pilot, validating institutional blockchain adoption.

Stellar Rises 2.2% as U.S. Bancorp Pilots Blockchain Payments with XLM

Markets

HBAR Rises 2.5% as Crypto Market Experiences Post-Thanksgiving Boost

Hedera's token rallies on institutional flows as derivatives positioning shifts bullish across multiple timeframes.

HBAR Price Surges 2.5% to $0.1494 Amid Bullish Institutional Flows and Derivatives Positioning