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

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)

Markets

Bitcoin Traders Buy More Downside Protection After Fed Rate Cut: Deribit

Bitcoin (BTC) puts trade at a premium across all time frames.

Traffic signal flashes red. (GoranH/Pixabay)

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Markets

XLM Technicals Signal Bullish Strength Amid 4% Rally

Stellar’s XLM climbed nearly 4% in the past 24 hours, with surging volumes and repeated resistance tests at $0.40 pointing to strong institutional buying momentum.

"XLM Price Hits $0.40 Amid Institutional Buying and Rising Demand for Blockchain Payments"

Finance

Tristan Thompson Taps Somnia to Bring Basketball Fandom On-Chain

The NBA champion is launching an on-chain experience this October that tokenizes player value in real time.

Tristan Thompson and Herman Nerula (Basketball.fun)

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)

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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)