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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Finance

Aptos-Backed Decibel Unveils On-Chain Trading Platform With CEX Speed

The trading platform combines spot, perpetuals and yield strategies into a single interface, aiming to offer CEX-like speed with DeFi transparency.

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Finance

Base Network Suffers 1st Downtime Since 2023, Halts Operations for 29 Minutes

The Coinbase-backed layer-2 blockchain went offline due to a block production issue, marking its first service disruption since 2023.

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Finance

From Airdrop to Freefall: Celestia’s Tokenomics Under Fire

Celestia’s TIA token has lost over 90% of its value amid aggressive unlocks, mirroring broader trends in tokenomics failures across high-profile projects.

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Policy

New White House Order Could Punish Banks for Dropping Customers Over Beliefs

The order aims to stop "debanking", the practice of denying financial services for ideological reasons.

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Markets

Litecoin Surges 10% on ETF Hopes and Merchant Activity Amid Quiet Rotation

Speculation over a spot ETF continues to build despite the SEC delaying its decision on Grayscale’s application until October.

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Markets

NEAR Protocol Surges 4% Amid Institutional Activity and Ecosystem Expansion

NEAR Protocol breaks through key resistance levels as Aurora Labs showcases incubator graduates and Subzero Labs secures $20M funding.

"NEAR Protocol Soars 4.2% on High Volume Amid Aurora Labs Incubator Success and $20M Subzero Labs Funding"

Markets

ATOM Rallies 2% on Bullish Breakout Amid Market Volatility

Cosmos’ ATOM token posted a strong performance over the past 24 hours, defying broader market uncertainty with decisive upward momentum.

"ATOM Price Surges 2% on Strong Volume Amid Bullish Technical Breakout"

Finance

Crypto Treasuries Expand as Public Companies Make Bold Monday Moves

BitMine, Verb, and Sequans expand digital asset strategies with major crypto acquisitions, pushing stocks higher.

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Finance

DeFi Protocol CrediX Taken Offline After $4.5M Exploit

CertiK said all the stolen funds were bridged to Ethereum from Sonic.

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