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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Markets

HBAR Slides 0.5% to $0.146 as Technical Support Crumbles

Hedera's native token breaks key levels on elevated volume. Institutional distribution patterns intensify selling pressure.

HBAR Drops 0.5% to $0.146 Amid Technical Breakdown and Institutional Sell-Off

Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Altcoins Show Signs of Life as Bitcoin Holds Key Support Above $88K

With bitcoin stabilizing near critical support, traders shifted into altcoins, sparking sharp rebounds across a market still gripped by extreme fear.

Computer monitors and a laptop screen show trading charts on a desk overlooking an expanse of water at sunset. (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

Tech

Cloudflare Outage Sends Shockwaves Through Crypto, Renewing Push for DePIN

Some in the crypto world have called for DePIN to be more widely adopted to combat internet outage issues.

A plug disconnected from its electricity socket.

Markets

XLM Slips 3.2% to $0.25 as Altcoin Purge Continues

Stellar drops from $0.2577 amid broad consolidation, but technical bounce from $0.248 signals buying interest remains intact.

"XLM Falls 3.2% to $0.250 Amid Market Pause, Shows Technical Bounce"

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Markets

HBAR Drops 6% to $0.144 as Technical Breakdown Accelerates

Hedera's native token cracked key support levels on surging volume, forming double-bottom pattern before late-session stabilization attempts.

HBAR Falls 6% to $0.144 Amid Technical Breakdown and Double-Bottom Formation

Finance

Cloudflare Global Outage Spreads to Crypto; Multiple Front Ends Down

A widespread Cloudflare outage disrupted major parts of the internet on Tuesday, knocking many crypto platforms offline.

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Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Fear Grips Market as BTC Tests Support, Volatility Spikes

Bitcoin hovered near $91,000 as sentiment hit "extreme fear," volatility jumped and leveraged traders absorbed over $1 billion in liquidations while altcoins fell further.

Fear grips crypto market (Patrick Hendry/Unsplash)

Markets

Stellar Slips as Key Support Breaks, Signaling Mounting Bearish Momentum

A sharp volume-driven breakdown below XLM’s ascending trendline and critical support at $0.2527 has shifted the market structure bearish, setting sights on the $0.2500 zone

XLM Drops 1.2%, Breaks Below Trendline Amid 78% Volume Surge

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Markets

High-Stakes Gambler Liquidated for $168M After Shorting the Bottom of Crypto Plunge

A high-stakes crypto trader was wiped out on HyperLiquid before immediately piling back into massive leveraged shorts on GMX — echoing past blow-ups from reckless market punters.

Ether crashed 35% in May (keithsutherland/Getty images+/Unsplash)

Markets

HBAR Breaks Key Support as Bearish Sentiment Overpowers DeFi Momentum

Technical breakdown accelerated as selling pressure peaked during final hours of trading session.

"HBAR Drops 2.5% to $0.1480 Breaking Support with Increased Volume"