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.

Oliver Knight

Latest from Oliver Knight


Finance

Lighter Raises $68M at $1.5B Valuation to Take on Decentralized Derivatives Rivals: Report

Backed by Founders Fund, Haun Ventures and Robinhood, zk-rollup-powered Lighter plans to expand its institutional trading suite.

A storm light stands alone in a desolate landscape (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bullish Upgraded to Buy by ClearStreet as Exchange Gains Market Share, Expands Into U.S.

Analyst Owen Lau cites Bullish’s global growth, new options platform and improving sentiment despite a lower price target.

Crypto exchange Bullish goes public on the New York Stock Exchange. (Aoyon Ashraf/Modified by CoinDesk))

Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin, Ether Hold Steady as Traders Brace for Next Big Move

Bitcoin held around $105,000 and ether near $3,550 as traders weighed whether the recent recovery has the strength to break higher or risks forming a lower high.

A see-saw sits unused in a playground

Markets

Stellar’s XLM Rises 3.6%, Breaking Key Resistance Amid Bullish Signals

XLM surged past the $0.3020 resistance on strong institutional volume, outperforming the crypto market as analysts eye a possible seven-year triangle breakout targeting $1.52.

XLM Breaks Above $0.30 with 3.6% Surge Amid Seven-Year Triangle Resolution

Advertisement

Markets

HBAR Surge Signals Institutional Momentum Despite Late-Session Pullback

The token’s 4.62% rally and strong volume confirmed growing institutional interest, though a sharp end-of-session reversal highlighted emerging resistance and short-term volatility.

"HBAR Surges 4.6% Past $0.188 as ISO 20022 Adoption Boosts Momentum"

Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Altcoins Surge as Bitcoin Rebounds to $106.5K on U.S. Dividend Optimism

Bitcoin steadied above $100,000 after two weeks of losses, while altcoins rallied on expectations that President Trump’s proposed $2,000 tariff dividend could inject retail liquidity into the market.

President Donald Trump (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Equities Move Higher Pre-Market, But There’s a Twist

Bitcoin leads gains above $106,000, yet a CME gap hints at potential short-term volatility.

Chart market

Markets

Hold Your Horses, BTC Bulls: Bessent Says Trump's Tariff ‘Dividend’ Could Be Tax Cuts

Indirect measures like tax cuts may not have as much bullish impact as direct checks.

Jamieson Lee Greer, U.S. Trade Representative sits with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ( CC by 4.0/Reuters/Modified by CoinDesk)

Advertisement

Finance

The Great Korean Pivot: From Memecoins to Machine Chips

As crypto trading volumes collapse in South Korea, retail investors are flocking to the stock market, fueling a state-backed AI-driven rally that’s replaced altcoin mania with semiconductor fever.

South Korea's flag (Daniel Bernard/Unsplash)

Markets

HBAR Edges Lower 2.3% to $0.164 Amid Bearish Outlook

Hedera's native token shows range-bound trading with late-session recovery attempt before hitting resistance at key technical levels.

"HBAR Drops 2.3% to $0.164 Amid Technical Consolidation and Resistance"