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

Qubic Claims Majority Control of Monero Hashrate, Raising 51% Attack Fears

Qubic’s claim of majority control over Monero’s hashrate sparks warnings of a potential 51% attack, reviving fears over one of crypto’s most disruptive network threats.

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Finance

FG Nexus Buys $200M in Ether in Bid for 10% Network Stake

The digital assets arm of Fundamental Global is rapidly building one of the largest corporate ETH holdings.

cash pile (Unsplash)

Markets

ATOM Rebounds After Sharp 6% Swing in Volatile Trading Session

The Cosmos ecosystem token saw steep intraday losses before staging a strong final-hour recovery, breaking key resistance levels and signaling renewed institutional interest.

"ATOM Price Swings 6% Amid Institutional Selling and Late Recovery"

Finance

Trump Family’s DeFi Play Pulls ALT5 Sigma Into $1.5B WLFI Treasury Plan

Trump family–backed World Liberty Financial is injecting its WLFI token into the balance sheet of Nasdaq-listed ALT5 Sigma through a $1.5 billion share sale.

World Liberty Financial leadership team. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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NEAR Shows Volatile Recovery Amid Wave of Sell Pressure

NEAR Protocol whipsawed through a $0.12 range before a late selloff drove prices to key support, as institutional crypto inflows signal resilience amid broader market caution.

NEAR Displays Volatile Trading with Intraday Recovery and Final Hour Sell-Off Amid Institutional Inflows

Markets

ATOM Jumps 4% on Institutional Demand Before Late-Hour Reversal

Cosmos token breaks resistance on heavy volume after Coinbase expands native network support, but late-session selloff erases gains and sets new resistance zone.

"ATOM Breaks $4.55 Resistance on 62% Volume Surge Before Sharp Final-Hour Reversal"

Markets

NEAR Rises 2% as Institutional Traders Drive Volume Amid Volatile Swings

NEAR edges higher as institutional trading drives volume spike, but volatility and algorithmic selling highlight ongoing market stability concerns.

"NEAR Protocol Gains 2% Amid High Volatility and Institutional Trading Activity"

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SEC Green Light on Liquid Staking Sends ETH Past $4K, Spurs Broad Staking and Layer-2 Rally

Regulatory clarity fuels surging prices across Ethereum’s staking ecosystem, with layer-2 tokens and optimistic rollup projects posting double-digit weekly gains.

ETH/USD (TradingView)

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Coinbase Adds DEX Trading to U.S. Platform in Push Toward Becoming an ‘Everything App’

The crypto exchange adds on-chain DEX trading to its app, routing orders through aggregators like 0x and 1inch.

Coinbase (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

Finance

CrediX Team Vanishes After $4.5M Exploit in Suspected DeFi Exit Scam

Blockchain security firm CertiK says the lender’s website and X account have been offline since Aug. 4, after an attack drained millions.

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