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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NEAR Shows Volatile Recovery Amid Wave of Sell Pressure

NEAR Protocol whipsawed through a $0.12 range before a late selloff drove prices to key support, as institutional crypto inflows signal resilience amid broader market caution.

NEAR Displays Volatile Trading with Intraday Recovery and Final Hour Sell-Off Amid Institutional Inflows

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ATOM Jumps 4% on Institutional Demand Before Late-Hour Reversal

Cosmos token breaks resistance on heavy volume after Coinbase expands native network support, but late-session selloff erases gains and sets new resistance zone.

"ATOM Breaks $4.55 Resistance on 62% Volume Surge Before Sharp Final-Hour Reversal"

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NEAR Rises 2% as Institutional Traders Drive Volume Amid Volatile Swings

NEAR edges higher as institutional trading drives volume spike, but volatility and algorithmic selling highlight ongoing market stability concerns.

"NEAR Protocol Gains 2% Amid High Volatility and Institutional Trading Activity"

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SEC Green Light on Liquid Staking Sends ETH Past $4K, Spurs Broad Staking and Layer-2 Rally

Regulatory clarity fuels surging prices across Ethereum’s staking ecosystem, with layer-2 tokens and optimistic rollup projects posting double-digit weekly gains.

ETH/USD (TradingView)

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Coinbase Adds DEX Trading to U.S. Platform in Push Toward Becoming an ‘Everything App’

The crypto exchange adds on-chain DEX trading to its app, routing orders through aggregators like 0x and 1inch.

Coinbase (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

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CrediX Team Vanishes After $4.5M Exploit in Suspected DeFi Exit Scam

Blockchain security firm CertiK says the lender’s website and X account have been offline since Aug. 4, after an attack drained millions.

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Worldcoin Rival Humanity Protocol Debuts $1.1B Mainnet for Privacy-First Web2 to Web3 Identity

Humanity Protocol’s $1.1B-valued mainnet uses zkTLS to link Web2 credentials with Web3 services while keeping user data private.

People crossing busy street

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Animoca Brands and Standard Chartered Establish Stablecoin Issuer in Hong Kong

The joint venture, known as Anchorpoint, also includes Hong Kong Telecom and aims to build a business model for the issuance of licensed stablecoins.

Yat Siu, co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Pump.fun Creates Liquidity Arm to Back Memecoins Amid Revenue Slump

The Solana memecoin launchpad says its new Glass Full Foundation will inject liquidity into select ecosystem tokens.

Pump.fun's swap tool (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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ATOM Surges 3% as Cosmos Ecosystem Gains Exchange Support

Coinbase adds dYdX native network integration while geopolitical tensions drive investors toward decentralized alternatives.

ATOM surges 3.4% on strong volume as Coinbase integrates dYdX native network amidst market rotation toward decentralized ecosystems.