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 Protocol Suffers 3% Decline Before Recovering on Significant Volume

The initial fall came alongside a market-wide sell off that saw BTC fall from $123,000 to $117,000.

NEAR/USD (CoinDesk Data)

Markets

ATOM Consolidates After Precipitous Decline, Critical Support Levels Tested

ATOM fell in line with the wider crypto market on Tuesday as BTC also retreated from $123,000 to $117,000.

ATOM/USD (CoinDesk Data)

Finance

Solana-Based Ranger Finance Rolls Out DEX Aggregator and Points Season

The protocol will aim to execute trades using an order routing system that taps into multiple trading venues.

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NEAR Surges 7% in Strong Bullish Recovery Rally

NEAR Protocol's exceptional trading volume of 5.82 million units signals sustained institutional accumulation above key resistance levels.

NEAR/USD (CoinDesk Data)

Markets

ATOM Experiences Sharp Volatility in 4% Recovery Rally

The volatility comes as BTC continues to make fresh record highs.

ATOM/USD (CoinDesk Data)

Markets

Ether Sees Record Short Build up as Hedge Funds Pile on Basis Trade

Traders can capture an annualized yield of up to 9.5% by shorting ETH on the CME exchange.

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Markets

Defi Tokens Are Soaring, Leaving Behind OG Coins Like LTC, BCH and XMR

As bitcoin reaches a record high, tokens associated with DeFi and layer-2 networks are outperforming.

A space shuttle takes off on the back of a rocket. (WikiImages/Pixabay)

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Filecoin Gains as Much as 9% as the Token Breaks Out on High Volume

The rally in FIL came as crypto markets surged higher with the Coindesk CD20 index rising 7%.

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Markets

GMX Exploiter Return $40M Days After Hack, Token Zooms Higher

Attackers earlier this week exploited a re-entrancy flaw in the OrderBook contract, allowing the attacker to manipulate short positions on BTC, inflate GLP’s valuation, and redeem it for outsized profits.

Hacker working on two laptops (Azamat E/Unsplash)