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

NEAR Protocol Plunges 6% as Middle East Tensions Fuel Crypto Selloff

Despite price volatility, NEAR's growing user base of 46 million shows adoption beyond speculation.

NEAR/USD (CoinDesk Data)

Markets

Token That’s Literally USELESS Is Crypto’s Latest Meme Cult

In a flat market, where most tokens promise the moon and deliver a tweet, USELESS has found its niche: no promises, no pretenses — just a meme that’s worth tens of millions.

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Markets

NEAR Plunges 8% as Middle East Tensions Rattle Crypto Markets

Uncertainty in the Middle East drove volatility despite protocol reaching 46 million monthly users.

NEAR/USD (CoinDesk Data)

Finance

HyperLiquid Trader Turns $10M Profit Into $2.5M Loss as Bitcoin Falls

The trader also lost $12.5 million on a bitcoin long last week.

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ATOM Plunges 6% as North Korea Links Trigger Security Concerns

Cosmos token faces significant selling pressure amid geopolitical tensions and broader market uncertainty.

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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+)

Markets

NEAR Surges 6% to Break Key Resistance

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

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Markets

ATOM Surges 6% as Crypto Markets Bounce Back

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

ATOM/USD (CoinDeskData)

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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)