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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Australia is cracking down on crypto businesses as its strict new regulatory deadline nears

Firms that miss the deadline could breach financial services law from Oct. 1 and face civil or criminal penalties.

australia, sydney (Caleb/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin slips below $76,500 as U.S. strikes on Iran send oil above $93

Bitcoin fell 1% since midnight as Brent jumped past $93 and Treasury yields climbed toward 4.8%.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk data)

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Robinhood's new crypto network is printing cash, and it's sending Arbitrum's token soaring

Revenue on Robinhood Chain hit a 24-hour record of $1.9 million, driving a 30% rally in ARB as traders chased downstream gains.

Arbitrum price (CoinDesk data)

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Bitcoin consolidates near $78,000 as Arbitrum surges 30% on Robinhood Chain revenue

BTC drifted lower after last week's rally to $81,428, while ARB led DeFi gains as Robinhood Chain's daily fees topped $2 million.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk data)

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Crypto market makers are cashing in on bitcoin's rally - without betting on direction

As bitcoin surges back above $80,000, sophisticated trading firms are quietly collecting yield rather than making directional bet.

Bitcoin funding rate (CoinDesk data)

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Bitcoin hits highest level in 3 months before pulling back as altcoins consolidate

BTC briefly touched $81,455 overnight, its highest since May 15 as Nasdaq futures slipped and gold extended gains heading into the weekend.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk data)

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GTA 6 leaker cashes out of his own memecoin hours before Rockstar's gameplay reveal

The token hit a $25 million market cap on the back of nine days of unreleased Grand Theft Auto VI footage. Its creator has now sold his stack — hours before Rockstar's first official gameplay reveal.

GTA 6 trailer. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Технології

AI bug reports trigger emergency warning for Bitcoin Lightning node operators

Developers are holding details for two weeks while fixes reach operators, in the second Lightning security emergency this month traced to AI work on Bitcoin code.

Lightning, represented by a bolt, is a network that runs atop Bitcoin. (Max Bender/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin tests its largest supply wall at $80,000, near ETF holders’ average price

Bitcoin is testing its largest supply cluster alongside the key 50-week moving average.

BTC: Entity-Adjusted URPD (Glassnode)

Web3

Unstoppable Domains drops $2 million plan to bring .crypto and .bitcoin to standard internet

The abandoned bids would have cost over $2 million in base fees alone, leading the firm to prioritize financial viability over broader internet adoption.

Typing on a laptop ( Glenn Carstens-Peters/Unsplash)