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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Finance

Multisig Failures Dominate as $3.1B Is Lost in Web3 Hacks in the First Half

A wave of multisig-related hacks and operational misconfiguration led to catastrophic losses in the first half of 2025.

Under a low-light red lamp, a pair of hands types on a keyboard. (Wesley Tingey/Unsplash+)

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Ghana Plans Crypto Firm Licensing in Response to Growing Demand: Bloomberg

The country's central bank is finalizing a regulatory approval to submit to parliament by September.

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Markets

NEAR Protocol Slides 5% as Altcoin Season Abruptly Ends

NEAR’s sharp drop highlights broader fragility in crypto markets as traders brace for continued volatility.

NEAR/USD (CoinDeskData)

Finance

ATOM Sinks 5% Amid Altcoin Weakness, Faces Key Support Test

Cosmos Hub’s native token plunged as intense distribution activity weighed on prices, while late-session volatility suggests fragile recovery prospects.

ATOM/USD (CoinDesk Data)

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Markets

Altcoin Season Takes Breather With SOL, XRP, TON Among Those Posting Heavy Losses

Altcoins tumbled Wednesday, triggering over $200M in liquidations and pushing bitcoin’s dominance back past 60%.

Total crypto market cap excluding BTC (TradingView)

Finance

'Prince of Darkness' Ozzy Osbourne's Death Sparks Wave of Rug-Pulls on Solana

Ozzy Osbourne’s death on Tuesday has sparked a wave of scam tokens on Solana, as bad actors exploit the heavy metal icon’s legacy for quick cash grabs.

Ozzy Osbourne speaks onstage in 2020. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

Markets

ATOM Slips 5% as Bitcoin Regains Dominance After Altcoin Season

The long-awaited altcoin season is beginning to fizzle out as bitcoin starts to build back dominance.

ATOM/USD (CoinDesk Data)

Markets

NEAR Slumps as Bitcoin Regains Strength, Ending Altcoin Surge

Token faces sustained bearish pressure with extreme volatility in final trading hour amid broader market uncertainty.

NEAR/USD (CoinDesk Data)

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Markets

NEAR Protocol Jumps 12% as AI Sector Takes Flight

NEAR's rise comes as the crypto AI sector rallies alongside broader altcoin gains.

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Markets

ATOM Sustains Bullish Momentum Despite Intraday Volatility

Optimism around the altcoin market has triggered a bullish scenario for ATOM as it hits a two-month high.

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