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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Finance

Trump Media, Crypto.com to Build $6.4B CRO Treasury Firm, CRO Jumps 25%

Trump Media will buy $105 million in CRO tokens while Crypto.com takes $50 million in DJT stock as part of a partnership that makes the Cronos token central to Truth Social’s rewards system.

President Donald Trump and Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek

Markets

Bitcoin ETFs Need Almost $1B Inflows to Sidestep Second-Biggest Outflow on Record

Analysts suggest that BTC's price struggles this month are linked to ETF outflows, with a potential bull run into the year-end requiring significant capital inflows.

BTC ETFs on track for a monthly outflow. (sergeitokmakov/PIxabay)

Markets

HBAR Plunges 6% Before Sharp Recovery Signals Buying Opportunity

Token demonstrates resilience with institutional support emerging at key technical levels during volatile trading session.

"HBAR Volatile with 6% Drop Followed by Institutional-Backed Recovery and Accumulation"

Markets

XLM Crashes Through Support as Volume Doubles in 24 Hours

Stellar faces intense selling pressure with massive institutional liquidation triggering critical support breakdown at $0.380 level.

XLM Plunges Through $0.380 Support Amid 115% Volume Surge and Institutional Liquidation

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Markets

Lido, Ethena Rally More Than 10% as Traders Snap Up Cheap Staking Tokens Amid ETH's Surge

Lido and ethena surged double digits Friday as both tokens look to return to last week's highs.

Lido chart (TradingView)

Markets

Bitcoin and Ether's Swift Spike Prompts $375M in Crypto Futures Liquidations

Bitcoin surged off key support after Powell hinted at rate cuts, triggering $375M in liquidations as ETH led gains with a 10% rally.

Crypto liquidations (CoinGlass)

Markets

HBAR Tests Critical Level of Support at $0.23 After Failed Bounce

SWIFT blockchain trials position HBAR for massive gains in $150 trillion cross-border payment overhaul.

HBAR Surges 2% Amid SWIFT Blockchain Payment Trials and Institutional Buying

Finance

South Korea’s Top Banks Said to Meet Tether, Circle on Stablecoin Partnerships: Report

In separate meetings, executives from Shinhan, Hana, KB Financial and Woori Bank will explore the role of dollar-pegged and won-pegged stablecoins in the country.

A view of Seoul, the capital of South Korea

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Policy

Binance Australia Directed to Appoint External Auditor Over 'Serious Concerns'

Binance Australia has 28 days to nominate external auditors for AUSTRAC's consideration.

(engin akyurt / Unsplash)

Finance

Victim Loses $91M in Bitcoin in Social Engineering Scam: ZachXBT

A fraudster posing as a hardware wallet support agent tricked the target into handing over wallet credentials.

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