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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Trump-linked stablecoin wobbles as WLFI says it's under 'coordinated attack'

The USD1 token briefly fell to $0.994, some 0.6% below its $1 peg, CoinGecko data shows.

World Liberty Financial leadership team (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Elliptic flags Russia-linked crypto platforms’ ongoing sanctions evasion

Bitpapa, Garantex and ABCeX were among the cryptocurrency exchanges linked to Russian-tied transactions circumventing Western evasions.

Russia stablecoin milestone. (Photo by Artem Beliaikin on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin stabilizes after overnight crypto rout, bouncing to $66,000

Bitcoin fell to $64,270 shortly after midnight UTC before rebounding to $66,300, as thin liquidity amplified moves tied to U.S. tariff plans and geopolitical tensions.

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Ethereum's cofounder Vitalik Buterin sells more ether while prices continues to slide

The latest sales are part of a broader plan announced in late January to fund ecosystem development and other initiative.

Vitalik Buterin (CoinDesk)

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How AI is helping retail traders exploit prediction market 'glitches' to make easy money

A fully automated bot quietly captured micro-arbitrage opportunities on short-term crypto prediction markets, netting nearly $150,000

Robot girl (Gabriele Malaspina, Unsplash)

Finance

Specialized AI detects 92% of real-world DeFi exploits

New research claims specialized AI dramatically outperforms general-purpose models at detecting exploited DeFi vulnerabilities.

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Dual South Korean listings send Ethereum layer-2 token AZTEC surging 82%

Korean exchanges Upbit and Bithumb both added local currency pairs for the privacy-focused layer-2 token, triggering a sharp move in a thinly traded market.

South Korea (Photo by Daniel Bernard on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Panic premium lingers in options even as bitcoin recovers from lows

Bitcoin rebounded above $68,000 as ETF outflows hit $6.8 billion and funding flips positive. A break above $72,000 is needed to confirm a bullish shift.

Roller blading race (Indira Tjokorda/Unsplash)

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Mike McGlone softens bitcoin downside target to $28,000 after backlash over $10,000 call

Market analysts said the extreme downside scenario risked influencing real capital flows, prompting a heated public debate over bitcoin’s macro outlook.

Bear. (Photo by Sean Benesh on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Figure is debuting its tokenized stock along with upsized $150 million offering

The FGRD token represents common shares of the company issued natively onchain with instant settlement and built-in lending tools.

Figure executive chairman Mike Cagney (Figure)