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

NEAR Slides 4% After Hitting Resistance, Signaling Bearish Reversal

NEAR encounters pronounced reversal amid heightened trading volumes as institutional selling pressure materialises near critical technical thresholds.

"NEAR Protocol Plummets 5% After Hitting $3.01 Resistance Amid Surging Institutional Sell-Off"

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ATOM Climbs 4% Amid Bullish Momentum and Consolidation Near Key Support Zone

Cosmos’ native token posts strong technical breakout with rising volume and higher lows, as traders eye Bitcoin’s next move for broader altcoin direction.

ATOM Surges 4% Breaking Resistance with High Volume Amid Modular Blockchain Shift

Finance

Stablecoin-Focused Bitcoin Sidechain Plasma Draws $373M in Oversubscribed Token Sale

The Plasma network will hold $1 billion in stablecoins at launch and offer fee-free stablecoin transfers.

Plasma (Unsplash)

Finance

DeFi Sector TVL Hits 3-Year High of $153B as Investors Rush to Farm Yields

Ethereum leads the DeFi boom with nearly 60% market share, while advanced yield strategies and rising activity on Solana and Sui drive cross-chain growth.

Farming (James Baltz/Unsplash)

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NEAR Rallies 6.9% as Bulls Reclaim Control After Overnight Selloff

NEAR surges from $2.61 overnight lows to $2.79, posting 6.9% gains in 24-hour session ending July 25 12:00.

"NEAR Protocol Surges 6.9% with Institutional Volume Boost, Reclaiming $2.79 After Overnight Dip"

Finance

Maple Finance's SYRUP Bucks Bearish Crypto Slump With 23% Upside Move

Maple Finance’s SYRUP token defied the broader crypto market slump, soaring 23% following its listing on Upbit.

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APT Surges 5% From Lows Despite Market Volatility and $960M in Altcoin Liquidations

Token demonstrates resilience with dramatic intraday breakout on elevated volume amid broader crypto market turbulence.

APT-USD price chart showing a 5% intraday surge with strong support at $4.59 and resistance near $4.79

Markets

NEAR Protocol Rebounds 9% as Investors Capitalize on Market Dislocation

Strategic alliance with Everclear positions blockchain firm to capture share of $1 trillion cross-chain settlement opportunity amid regulatory clarity push.

"NEAR Protocol Surges 9% Amid Institutional Buying and Strategic Everclear Partnership"

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ATOM Surges 7% After Sharp Plunge to $4.47 Support Level

Cryptocurrency recovers with strong volume exceeding 2.28 million units amid ongoing geopolitical market tensions.

ATOM Price Surges 7% to $4.77 After Sharp Drop, Showing Strong Recovery Amid Market Volatility

Finance

Multisig Failures Dominate as $3.1B Is Lost in Web3 Hacks in the First Half

A wave of multisig-related hacks and operational misconfiguration led to catastrophic losses in the first half of 2025.

Under a low-light red lamp, a pair of hands types on a keyboard. (Wesley Tingey/Unsplash+)