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

Synthetix Soars 120% as Derivatives Hype Reignites DeFi’s 'Dino Coin'

The DeFi veteran’s 120% surge comes ahead of a new perpetuals DEX launch and a high-profile trading competition that could reignite interest in legacy protocols.

SNX/USD (TradingView)

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Ethereum's Fusaka Testing and Continued U.S. Government Shutdown: Crypto Week Ahead

Your look at what's coming in the week starting Oct. 13.

U.S. Congress (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

HBAR Tumbles 6% Amid Volume Surge as Wider Market Capitulates

Traders exit positions as cryptocurrency breaks key technical levels amid broader market uncertainty.

HBAR Drops 6% Amid Surge in Institutional Selling and Volume Spike

Finance

Hyped Token Launches Fall Flat as TGE Loses Mojo Ahead of Airdrop Season

Once a guaranteed pop, new token generation events are now struggling to hold value — with CAMP, XAN and XPL plunging as investor enthusiasm fades and tokenomics weigh heavy.

(Ian Dooley/Unsplash)

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$21M Crypto Theft on Hyperliquid Tied to Private Key Leak: PeckShield

According to PeckShield, the theft stemmed from a private key compromise, allowing an attacker to drain the victim’s funds in a single swift move.

hacker, dark web

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Bitcoin Traders Tilt Bullish as Short Squeeze Looms While Chinese Memecoins Crash

Bitcoin’s rebound from overnight lows has reignited bullish sentiment across crypto markets, with institutional inflows and leveraged positioning pointing to potential upside.

"Zen will no longer be considered a privacy coin." (Nghia Do Thanh/Unsplash)

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Will Cardano ETF be Approved by This Year Amid Government Shutdown?

With the SEC running on skeleton staff during the prolonged U.S. government shutdown, crypto ETF reviews are effectively frozen. A weeks-long pause could push Cardano’s long-awaited ETF decision past its 2025 deadline and into the new year.

Consensus 2025: Charles Hoskinson, CEO & Founder, Input Output

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China Expands Rare Earth Export Controls Ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting

This move could disrupt global supply chains, drive up prices, and have ripple effects across financial markets.

Beijing pin

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XLM Plunges 5% as Key Support Levels Collapse

Critical support breakdown at $0.38 triggers institutional selling amid broader crypto market stress.

"XLM Drops 5% as $0.38 Support Collapses Amid Heavy Institutional Selling"