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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Institutional Bets Drive HBAR Higher Amid ETF Hopes

Hedera’s token sees heightened Wall Street activity as trust and ETF filings surface, though regulatory hurdles remain.

"HBAR Surges 4% on ETF Speculation Amid Institutional Trading and Regulatory Filings"

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XLM Holds Ground Amid Market Volatility as Payment-Sector Rivalry Heats Up

New challenger Remittix raises $25.2M with aggressive referral program while technical forecasts project XLM’s potential surge toward $1.96.

XLM Price Rallies 3% with Overnight Gains and Late-Session Correction Amid Payment Sector Competition

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Traders Load Up on Nine-Figure Bullish Bitcoin Bets, Raising Liquidation Risks

Heavy leverage in bitcoin derivatives has set up the market for potential downside cascades, with pockets of vulnerability looming if prices break lower.

Bitcoin liquidation chart (thekingisher.io)

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Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Pulls Back, PENGU Open Interest Surges

Analysts remained optimistic saying they expect new lifetime highs in BTC and outsized gains in select few tokens, such as HYPE, SOL and ENA.

penguins, birds

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U.S. Posts $345B August Deficit, Net Interest at 3rd Largest Outlay, Gold and BTC Rise

US spending surged to $689B in August as gold hit fresh highs near $3,670 and bitcoin crossed $115K.

U.S. Department of the Treasury's Monthly Treasury Statement for August 2025 (U.S. Treasury)

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HBAR Rises 5% Despite Volatile CPI Session

Grayscale's ETF filing sparks institutional interest as token shows technical strength ahead of November SEC decision deadline.

"HBAR Climbs 5% Amid Volatile Trading on Grayscale ETF Filing and SEC Approval Anticipation"

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XLM Jumps 4.3% Amid Volatile Trading Session

Stellar's native token experiences dramatic price swings with massive volume spikes before retreating from key resistance levels.

XLM Rallies 4.3% on Surging Volume Before Hitting Key Resistance Amid Volatile Trading

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Yield Hunters Flock to HyperLiquid Staking Ecosytem to Farm Kintetiq's Airdrop

Total value locked on Kinetiq has jumped from roughly $458 million in July to over $2.1 billion today. Part of the increase can be attributed to a rise in the price of HYPE, and the other big driver has been raw deposits.

Farming (James Baltz/Unsplash)