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

Jump Trading Alums Raise $20M for aPriori to Bring High-Frequency Trading Tools On-Chain

The San Francisco-based startup has secured $20 million in new funding, bringing total capital raised to $30 million.

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Finance

The Sandbox Cuts Half of Its Staff, Restructures as Animoca Brands Take Control

Metaverse platform The Sandbox is cutting more than half its staff and closing offices worldwide as Animoca Brands assumes direct control amid dwindling users.

A glimpse into The Sandbox metaverse. (Animoca Brands)

Markets

Stellar’s XLM Tests $0.40 Resistance as Institutional Flows Drive Volatility

Despite overnight selling, XLM maintained support near $0.38 with trading volumes spiking 115%, signaling institutions remain active as regulatory uncertainty looms.

"Stellar Lumens (XLM) shows 4% intraday volatility with 115% surge in trading volume amid regulatory uncertainty and institutional interest"

Markets

HBAR Holds Steady at $0.24 as Institutional Interest Builds

The Hedera token traded within a narrow $0.01 corridor, showing strong technical support and heavy volume.

"HBAR Rallies 4% on SWIFT Blockchain Trials and Grayscale Institutional Trust Boost"

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Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Underperforms Ether, Broader Market

Bitcoin, holding above $111,000 having bounced from lows earlier in the European day, is up less than 1% in 24 hours while the CoinDesk 20 Index has added 3.2%.

A trader sits in front of screens.

Markets

XPL Futures on Hyperliquid See $130M Wiped Out Ahead of the Plasma Token's Launch

Open interest on Hyperliquid’s XPL market plunged from $160 million to $30 million in minutes as a trader-triggered price spike caused mass auto-deleveraging.

Traders suffer liquidation cascade on HyperLiquid (Getty Images+/Unsplash)

Finance

WLFI Futures Tumble 44% on Debut as Traders Short the Trump-Linked Token

Traders piled into short positions against WLFI as the Trump-linked DeFi token debuted on Hyperliquid, sending its price tumbling more than 44% in hours.

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Finance

Trump Media, Crypto.com to Build $6.4B CRO Treasury Firm, CRO Jumps 25%

Trump Media will buy $105 million in CRO tokens while Crypto.com takes $50 million in DJT stock as part of a partnership that makes the Cronos token central to Truth Social’s rewards system.

President Donald Trump and Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek

Markets

Bitcoin ETFs Need Almost $1B Inflows to Sidestep Second-Biggest Outflow on Record

Analysts suggest that BTC's price struggles this month are linked to ETF outflows, with a potential bull run into the year-end requiring significant capital inflows.

BTC ETFs on track for a monthly outflow. (sergeitokmakov/PIxabay)