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

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+)

Markets

Stellar Lumens Gains 3% Ahead of Network Infrastructure Overhaul

XLM rallied 3% over 24 hours, buoyed by strong volumes and institutional activity, as major South Korean platforms temporarily suspend services to accommodate a key network upgrade.

"Stellar Lumens Gains 3% Amid Protocol 23 Upgrade and Institutional Expansion"

Finance

Somnia Mainnet Goes Live Along With Native SOMI Token After 10B Testnet Transactions

The Improbable-backed blockchain says it processed over 10 billion testnet transactions and lists Google Cloud among its validators.

Somnia claims to the be(Bigfoot STNGR/Unsplash)

Advertisement

Markets

HBAR Holds $0.21 Support as Volume Patterns Hint at Bullish Continuation

Hedera’s token rebounded after testing key support levels, with easing sell pressure and growing enterprise adoption pointing toward renewed upside momentum.

"HBAR Recovers Strongly from Early Support Test Amid 6% Intraday Volatility"

Finance

Crypto Trader Scores $250M Payday as Trump-Linked WLFI Hits Open Market

A pseudonymous trader scored a massive payday on Monday, turning a $15 million WLFI investment into $250 million as hackers targeted the token’s debut.

Jackpot (CoinDesk Archives)

Markets

XLM Plunges 5% in Wild Trading Session Before Staging Sharp Recovery

Network upgrades trigger exchange halts while African expansion fuels institutional buying amid volatile price action.

"XLM Price Volatility: 5% Plunge Followed by Sharp Recovery Amid Institutional Activity and Network Upgrades"

Markets

HBAR Shares Drop 4% as Institutional Selling Intensifies

Hedera Hashgraph faces mounting pressure from institutional investors as trading volumes surge to 110 million tokens during overnight sessions.

"HBAR Drops 4% Amid Heavy Institutional Selling and Volatile Trading"

Advertisement

Finance

Pump.fun Buybacks Fuel PUMP Token Revival Amid Broader Crypto Downturn

Despite a cooling crypto market, Pump.fun’s aggressive strategy of deploying platform revenue to repurchase its native token has driven a 17% weekly gain.

Pump.fun buybacks (Dune)

Markets

XLM Declines 8% as Institutional Investors Retreat Amid Market Uncertainty

XLM slid from $0.39 to $0.36 in a volatile 24-hour session, though institutional buyers helped the token rebound from intraday lows.

XLM Drops 8% Amid Institutional Pullback Despite Stellar Network Growth and Corporate Adoption