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 Climbs 7% as Strong Volumes Drive Breakout Toward Key Resistance

Hedera’s native token surged on high trading activity, breaking through multiple resistance levels and holding gains near $0.25.

HBAR Surges 7% on Institutional Buying Amid Rising Geopolitical and Market Volatility

Markets

Strategy Up 7%, Nears 200 Day Simple Moving Average as Bitcoin Rallies

Stock rebounds on technical support while peers in bitcoin treasury space struggle.

MSTR Share Price (TradingView)

Finance

DeFi TVL Rebounds to $170B, Erasing Terra-Era Bear Market Losses

After three years of rebuilding, decentralized finance has returned to pre-Terra levels with more measured growth and rising institutional adoption.

TVL recovery since Terra crash (DefiLlama)

Markets

Bitcoin Cash Rallies to Nearly $650, Highest Level Since April 2024

The rally is likely due to shift in market sentiment following the Fed's rate cut and expectations of faster approvals of crypto ETFs in the U.S.

BCH's price. (CoinDesk)

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Markets

Crypto Markets Today: BNB, AVAX and DOT Lead Futures Trends

Major cryptocurrencies rallied following the Federal Reserve's interest-rate cut, though some analysts remain cautious.

Arrow Up (Unsplash)

Finance

Curve Finance Pitches Yield Basis, a $60M Plan to Turn CRV Into an Income Asset

A Curve DAO proposal seeks to introduce Yield Basis, a protocol with a $60 million stablecoin mint that offers direct rewards to veCRV token holders.

Fee flow in Curve pools used in Yield Basis (CRV Governance Forum)

Markets

Stellar’s XLM Rebounds From $0.38 Lows as Institutional Demand Fuels Recovery

XLM rebounded from overnight lows at $0.38, with strong demand at support levels and signs of institutional accumulation driving the token back above $0.39.

XLM Price Rebounds Strongly from $0.38 Support Amid Institutional Accumulation and Volatility

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Markets

HBAR Retreats Amid Constrained Range Trading and Diminishing Volumes

HBAR held steady in a narrow band between $0.23 and $0.24, with shrinking volumes and a sharp intraday swing underscoring weakening momentum and mixed trader sentiment.

"HBAR Consolidates Near $0.23 Support Amid Declining Volumes and Bearish Sentiment"

Tech

Solana Veteran Joins Ava Labs to Spearhead Avalanche Growth

Prior to Ava Labs, Arielle Pennington was the head of communications at the Solana Foundation since April 2023.

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