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 Experiences Sharp Decline Amid High Volume Selling Pressure

HBAR plunged 6% in under a day as heavy institutional selling drove volumes to nearly triple the daily average.

HBAR plunges 6% amid tripled volume selloff before staging 1% recovery rally in volatile session.

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Crypto Markets Today: Major Tokens Slide, Altcoins Tumble More Than 10%

The decline followed a supposedly dovish Fed interest-rate cut, which was expected to weaken the dollar and encourage more risk-taking in crypto markets.

Screenshot of a candle chart going down.  (Maxim Hopman/Unsplash)

Markets

Crypto Stocks Tumble in Pre-Market Trading as Bitcoin Dives to $112K

Crypto stocks tumbled in pre-market trading as bitcoin and ether extended heavy overnight losses, fueling $1.6 billion in liquidations across derivatives exchanges.

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HBAR Slides 3% as Selling Pressure Intensifies, Finds Support at $0.24

Hedera’s token endured a sharp decline, breaching key support levels before stabilizing near $0.24.

"HBAR Price Drops 3% Amid Persistent Selling Pressure and Consolidation Near $0.24 Support"

Markets

Stellar’s XLM Slips Below Key Support Despite Expanding Institutional Adoption

XLM fell 3.58% to $0.39 on heavy institutional selling, but fresh corporate partnerships and stablecoin integrations highlight Stellar’s long-term growth prospects.

XLM Drops 4% Amid Institutional Selling and Technical Support Breakdown Despite Corporate Partnership Growth

Finance

Ethereum Developers Set Fusaka Upgrade for December, Ahead of Blob Capacity Boosts

The rollout continues Ethereum’s scaling drive, following March’s Dencun blobs debut and May’s Pectra upgrade.

Blobs posted since Decun upgrade (Dune)

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IG Group Buys Majority Stake in Australian Crypto Exchange Independent Reserve for $72M

The deal aims to strengthen IG’s position in the Asia-Pacific crypto market and complements its recent crypto rollouts in the U.K. and U.S., the firm said.

16:9 Melbourne, Australia (Daniel Bone/Pixabay)