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

Stellar Rallies 2.3% Breaking Key Resistance on Volume Surge

Stellar breaks through critical $0.2460 level as institutional flows drive measured accumulation above seven-day averages.

XLM Surges 2.32% Breaking Key Resistance at $0.2460 Amid Institutional Accumulation

Finance

Oct. 7 Hamas Attack Victims Sue Binance for Damages

Binance allegedly facilitated the transfer of over $1 billion to sanctioned entities including Hamas and Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, a lawsuit said.

Chanpeng "CZ" Zhao (Nikhilesh De/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Polymarket Secures CFTC Approval for Regulated U.S. Return

Polymarket’s amended CFTC designation paves the way for the prediction-market platform to formally reopen in the U.S. with a fully regulated exchange structure.

Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan (Polymarket)

Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Leads Rebound, Altcoins Rally During Longer-Term Downturn

Bitcoin recaptured $87,000 on Tuesday as improving risk appetite and a strong equities session helped lift major altcoins.

Bitcoin leads rebound (Shutterstock)

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Bitcoin Faces $13.3B Monthly Options Expiry as BTC Trades Well Below Max Pain

A sharp drawdown has pushed BTC towards heavy put positioning at $80,000 ahead of Friday’s expiry.

Open Interest by Strike Price (Deribit)

Markets

Stellar Climbs 3.5% to $0.25 as Technical Recovery Gains Momentum

Network fundamentals improved alongside price action as token demonstrated resilience following recent consolidation period.

Stellar Price Rises 3.5% to $0.25 Amid Technical Recovery and Strong Network Fundamentals

Markets

HBAR Gains 2.4% From Major Support as Axelar Integration Drives DeFi Activity

Volume surge validates advance despite token's underperformance versus broader crypto market rally.

HBAR Rises 2.4% to $0.144 on Axelar Integration Amid Volume Surge

Finance

Monad’s MON Token Stumbles Out of the Gate in Trading Debut After Slow Token Sale

Soft demand, low volume and concerns over token distribution weighed on early market sentiment.

Monad stumbles out the gate (Dallas Reedy/Unsplash)

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Finance

Revolut Hits $75B Valuation in Fundraise Backed by Coatue, NVIDIA, Fidelity


Revolut is growing its crypto offerings, including a recent partnership with Polygon Labs and a MiCA license to offer crypto services across Europe.

A Revolut card (Kay/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Fear Dominates as Altcoins Lag, Bitcoin Tests Key Levels

Bitcoin’s struggle to reclaim the $90,000 range leaves the broader crypto market vulnerable, with altcoins suffering sharp liquidity-driven underperformance.

Eggs with hand-drawn anxious faces symbolizing market fears