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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Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin climbs to highest level in four weeks as altcoins lag

Bitcoin briefly topped $93,000, driving a risk-on tone across markets, but uneven altcoin performance suggest traders remain wary of a near-term pullback.

Chain in sunlight (Credit: Pexels)

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How crypto's promised year-end fireworks turned into a bloodbath

Digital asset treasuries, altcoin ETFs and bitcoin’s famed year‑end seasonality were meant to supercharge prices. What came instead was the worst drawdown since 2022's crypto winter.

A bear roars

Finance

Coinbase’s Base faces builder backlash over creator coin push

Builders on Base are pushing back against the network’s close alignment with Zora, arguing the creator-coin narrative sidelines established projects.

Jesse Pollak (courtesy Winni Wintermeyer/Coinbase)

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Lighter trading platform sees $250 million withdrawn 24 hours after airdrop

Bubblemaps CEO says outflows seen on Lighter on Dec. 31 are not uncommon as users rebalance hedging positions and move on to the next farming opportunity.

Lighter sees $250 million in outflows following its token generation event. (geralt/Pixabay)

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Trump Media to distribute new digital tokens to DJT shareholders

The Truth Social parent said it will issue a new digital token on Crypto.com’s Cronos blockchain, with shares and crypto prices rising following the announcement.

President Donald Trump (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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KBW upgrades TeraWulf to outperform, sees AI pivot as catalyst for sharp growth

The bank raised its its price target on the shares to $24 from $9.50.

Racks of mining machines.

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APT falls as token underperforms wider crypto markets

The token underperformed broader digital assets as trading activity remained subdued despite recent ecosystem developments.

APT price chart

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Winklevoss-backed Cypherpunk buys $28 million of zcash, now owns 1.7% of supply

Cypherpunk Technologies boosted its zcash bet with a $28 million token purchase, lifting its holdings to 1.7% of ZEC’s circulating supply.

Gemini co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss at White House (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin rallies on Japan rate hike as futures traders pile in

BTC rose to $88,000 after the Bank of Japan raised interest rates. The increase, seen as a potential risk-off trigger, failed to spark a flight into the yen.

Corner of a plaque showing a map of the Bank of Japan.

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North Korean hackers stole a record $2 billion of crypto in 2025, Chainalysis says

North Korea-linked hackers drove a record year for crypto thefts, favoring rare but massive attacks on centralized services, led by Bybit’s $1.4 billion breach.

North Korean flags waving in the wind.