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

Meta Pool, a Liquid Staking Protocol, Suffers $27M Exploit

The hacker could only swap $25,000 worth of the token due to low liquidity.

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

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NEAR Surges 6% to Break Key Resistance

Protocol demonstrates remarkable resilience despite broader market volatility triggered by geopolitical disputes.

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ATOM Surges 6% as Crypto Markets Bounce Back

Cosmos token shows impressive recovery as investors seek alternatives to traditional markets during heightened geopolitical uncertainty.

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Finance

Donald Trump's Truth Social Files for Dual Bitcoin and Ether ETF

The move follows registration for a standalone Truth Social bitcoin ETF earlier this month.

Bitcoin price could be tied to the outcome of the U.S. election, Jefferies said. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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NEAR Protocol Surges 4% After 12.8% Correction, User Growth Shines

Despite recent price struggles, NEAR Protocol becomes second most used L1 blockchain with 46 million monthly active users, signaling strong fundamentals amid market volatility.

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ATOM Tumbles 9% as Crypto Market Plunges Amid Middle East Tensions

A new support zone has been established, suggesting a short-term bottom.

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Finance

Cardano's Charles Hoskinson Suggests Swapping $100M of ADA for Bitcoin, Stablecoins

The proposal appears at to be at odds with previous comments from Cardano Foundation CEO Frederik Gregaard.

Consensus 2025: Charles Hoskinson, CEO & Founder, Input Output

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NEAR Protocol Plunges 9% as Volatility Spikes Despite User Growth

Network becomes second most popular L1 blockchain with 46 million monthly active users, yet price struggles amid inflation concerns.

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Finance

Bittrue Hacker Funnels $30M Through Tornado Cash, Made $9.3M by Trading Ether

The hacker laundered the ETH after the asset nearly doubled in the past two months.

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