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

NEAR Intents Activity Spikes as Zcash’s Zashi Wallet Taps It for Private Swaps

Zashi Swaps let users convert BTC, SOL, USDC and other supported assets directly into ZEC inside the app, where they can then be shielded.

A space shuttle takes off on the back of a rocket. (WikiImages/Pixabay)

Policy

Luxembourg Claims Bragging Rights as First Eurozone Nation to Invest in Bitcoin

Luxembourg’s Intergenerational Sovereign Wealth Fund (FSIL) has invested 1% of its holdings in Bitcoin ETFs, making it the first state level fund in the Eurozone to do so.

Luxembourg chamber of deputies

Markets

Stellar (XLM) Rebounds Sharply as Institutional Interest Fuels Recovery Momentum

XLM climbed back above $0.39 after a brief sell-off, with rising open interest signaling renewed institutional confidence.

XLM Rebounds Strongly from $0.38 Support Amid Institutional Buying and Rising Volume

Markets

HBAR Breaks Out of Consolidation as ETF Hopes and Investor Interest Rise

Hedera’s native token climbed 2% in a steady 24-hour advance, capped by a late-session breakout fueled by renewed volume.

"HBAR Breaks 2% Higher After Consolidation Amid Growing ETF Approval Hopes"

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Crypto Markets Today: Gold Surges Past $4K as Bitcoin Rebounds; BNB Chain Defies Market Cool-Off

Gold’s record-breaking rally and Bitcoin’s recovery to $122K come as derivatives markets show signs of profit-taking, not panic

Gold bars.

Finance

Wealth App Stratiphy Partners With 21Shares to Offer Crypto ETNs Under New UK Rules

The partnership launches as FCA rules change to allow UK retail investors to buy crypto Exchange Traded Notes.

london

Finance

North Korean Hackers Have Stolen Over $2 Billion This Year: Elliptic

North Korea’s crypto theft spree has already hit a record $2 billion in 2025, nearly triple last year’s total.

Lazarus Group, a cybercrime organization run by the North Korean government, may have links to this week's exploit of Euler Finance. (Micha Brandli/Unsplash)

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Markets

BNB Hits Record High Above $1,280 as Blockchain Activity Surges

The BNB Chain reported a record 58 million monthly active addresses, overtaking Solana, with growth driven by the decentralized exchange Aster.

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