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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Markets

Crypto markets tumble as oil surges and traders pile into bearish bets: Crypto Markets Today

Bitcoin and ether fell sharply alongside global risk assets after escalating tension in Iran drove oil higher, while derivatives data shows traders positioning for further downside.

Bear. (geralt/Pixabay

Markets

Crypto rebounds as oil dips on Trump comments, but derivatives signal weak conviction

Bitcoin and ether rise alongside altcoins, yet muted open interest suggests the rally may rely on spot demand and short covering rather than strong leverage.

Oil rig operating during the sunset (Maria Lupan/Unsplash)

Markets

Bearish sentiment builds in crypto as volatility and hedging rise

Bitcoin’s brief rally faded amid war-driven oil price surge, rising volatility and declining futures interest, signaling growing caution across crypto markets.

BTC/USD (CoinDesk Data)

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Policy

Coinbase survey finds over half of investors don’t understand crypto tax

The 2026 Crypto Tax Readiness Report, done with CoinTracker, found that only 49% correctly understand that crypto is taxable anytime it is sold.

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Markets

Bitcoin steadies, altcoins jump in liquidity-driven relief rally

Bitcoin and ether tick higher while altcoins surge on oversold bounce, but weak liquidity and macro tensions keep the broader trend fragile.

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Markets

Retail investors drive widespread bitcoin selling as prices fall

Glassnode data shows distribution across cohorts as BTC falls below $67,000, with whales remaining largely neutral.

Accumulation Trend Score by Cohort (Glassnode)

Markets

Bitcoin drops to two-week low as $300 million in longs are liquidated

Bitcoin fell below $67,000 and ether dropped toward $2,000 as equities weakened, oil topped $100 and leveraged longs unwound, signaling fragile sentiment.

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Markets

Crypto slides as oil spike, macro jitters trigger derivatives unwind

Bitcoin dropped below $70,000 and ether fell toward $2,000 as rising oil prices, falling equities and weak liquidity sparked risk-off flows and pressured altcoins.

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

Finance

UK political crypto donations banned by Starmer government

The government halted crypto political donations over concerns about foreign interference, as the Rycroft review warns that anonymity risks undermine democratic transparency.

Labour Leader Keir Starmer (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)