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

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Markets

Stellar Plunges 3% as Protocol 23 Upgrade Fails to Spark Rally

Token faces critical support test amid massive liquidations and weakening institutional demand across major exchanges.

"Stellar (XLM) Drops 3% Amid Protocol 23 Upgrade Failure and Persisting Bearish Market Pressure"

Finance

NFL Opener Draws $600K on Polymarket as Platform Targets $107B Sports Betting Industry

With U.S. regulatory approval in hand, the crypto prediction market is moving beyond politics to challenge the far larger opportunity in sports betting.

Polymarket takes $600K in bets on NFL season Opener (Andrej Lisakov/Unsplash +)

Markets

‘XRP Army’ Credited With Helping Ripple Tilt Case Against SEC

The SEC sued Ripple in 2020, accusing it of raising funds through an unregistered securities sale. The case dragged on for years before coming to a close this August.

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Crypto Markets Today: Bearish Sentiment Strengthens Ahead of U.S. Jobs, Options Expiry

Both bitcoin and the CoinDesk 20 Index are lower, and the negative sentiment is echoed in the options and perpetual futures markets.

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Stellar Upgrade Triggers Trading Pauses on Major Exchanges, XLM Faces Resistance

South Korea’s largest exchange pauses operations as Stellar prepares for a major network overhaul, with XLM price action showing resistance at $0.37.

"XLM Surges 0.33% in Volume-Driven Breakout Above $0.3651 Resistance Before Pullback Amid Protocol 23 Upgrade"

Markets

HBAR Surges 3% as Volume Spikes Signal Breakout Potential

Trading data reveals strong institutional buying interest with volume exceeding daily averages by 86% during key resistance tests.

HBAR Climbs 3% on Surging Volume and Institutional Buying Amid Breakout Signals

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Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Languishes at $111K as Altcoins Continue to Outperform

Almost $250 million worth of derivatives positions were liquidated in the past 24 hours despite a relative lack of volatility.

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Finance

Venus Protocol Restores Services, Recovers Stolen Funds After $27M Exploit

The DeFi lender paused withdrawals and liquidations after a malicious contract update drained tens of millions.

Under a low-light red lamp, a pair of hands types on a keyboard. (Wesley Tingey/Unsplash+)