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

ATOM Plunges Below $4 as Selling Pressure Intensifies

Cosmos token faces 5% volatility swing amid broader market uncertainty despite late recovery attempts.

ATOM/USD (CoinDesk Data)

Finance

South Korean Exchange Upbit to Work on Won Stablecoin With Naver Pay: Report

A KRW stablecoin could effectively iron out the spread between exchanges and end the "kimchi premium."

South Korea's flag (Daniel Bernard/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Investors Lost $2.5B to Hacks and Scams in the First Half of 2025: Certik

The majority of incidents took place on the Ethereum network, followed by Bitcoin.

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

Finance

Katana Mainnet Goes Live as Pre-Deposits Hit $232M

Depositors will receive rewards such as randomized NFT "Krates" and a portion of KAT tokens.

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NEAR Tumbles 5% as Altcoin Market Fails to Sustain Rally

NEAR faces significant selling pressure amid broader market uncertainties.

NEAR/USD (CoinDesk Data)

Markets

ATOM Surges 3.6% Amid Strong Volume Swings at Key Support Levels

Market volatility creates potential bullish reversal pattern as institutional interest shifts beyond bitcoin.

ATOM/USD (CoinDeskData)

Markets

NEAR Protocol Plunges 4% Before Staging Recovery Amid Market Volatility

The token's sharp decline to $2.14 created a key buying opportunity as high-volume traders stepped in to establish support, signaling potential consolidation after recent turbulence.

NEAR/USD (CoinDesk Data)

Finance

Polymarket on the Verge of Raising $200M at $1B Valuation: Report

Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund leads the round, and the $200 million includes $50 million in previously unannounced funding.

Shayne Coplan, CEO, Polymarket, speaks at Consensus 2024. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk).

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Finance

Cosmos' ATOM Surges 10% in High-Volume Breakout Rally

Cryptocurrency shows resilience amid uncertainty in the Middle East as trading volume doubles during decisive move above $4.00

ATOM/USD (CoinDeskData)

Finance

A Startup Raises $15M, Led by Paradigm, Aiming to Rival HyperLiquid

The exchange, GTE, hopes to emulate levels of latency seen on centralized venues like Binance.

Trading chart (Nicholas Cappello/Unsplash)