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.

Oliver Knight

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Markets

NEAR Protocol Registers Volume-Backed Breakout Amid Broad Market Consolidation

NEAR Protocol registers a volume-backed breakout, climbing above key resistance as institutional activity and cross-chain development fuel bullish sentiment.

"NEAR Protocol Advances 5% with Volume-Backed Breakout and Strong Recovery Dynamics"

Markets

ATOM Rebounds Sharply After Sudden Drop, Fueled by Volume Surge and Ecosystem News

Cosmos’ ATOM token rallies after a sharp dip, fueled by heavy trading volume and renewed institutional interest following Coinbase’s addition of COSMOSDYDX to its listing roadmap.

"ATOM Price Rebounds 3% with Surging Volume Amid Coinbase COSMOSDYDX Listing News"

Finance

DeFi Cheers as SEC Affirms Liquid Staking Protocols Aren’t Securities

The SEC’s new guidance on liquid staking boosts governance tokens like LDO and RPL, while TVL across protocols holds steady at $67 billion.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

NEAR Plunges 5% Before Staging Sharp Recovery Rally

Trading volatility intensifies as NEAR tumbles 5% before establishing support.

"NEAR Volatility Surges Amid Geopolitical Tensions with Sharp Recovery Rally"

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ATOM Holds Ground Above $4.27 After 3% Rebound From Key Support

Cosmos’ ATOM token rebounds sharply from $4.18 lows, forming a new support base amid strong institutional buying.

"ATOM Price Surges 3% on Robust Institutional Buying After Intraday Selloff"

Finance

Aptos-Backed Decibel Unveils On-Chain Trading Platform With CEX Speed

The trading platform combines spot, perpetuals and yield strategies into a single interface, aiming to offer CEX-like speed with DeFi transparency.

(sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

Finance

Base Network Suffers 1st Downtime Since 2023, Halts Operations for 29 Minutes

The Coinbase-backed layer-2 blockchain went offline due to a block production issue, marking its first service disruption since 2023.

Random wires and connectors surround a small printed circuit board. (Randall Bruder/Unsplash

Finance

From Airdrop to Freefall: Celestia’s Tokenomics Under Fire

Celestia’s TIA token has lost over 90% of its value amid aggressive unlocks, mirroring broader trends in tokenomics failures across high-profile projects.

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Policy

New White House Order Could Punish Banks for Dropping Customers Over Beliefs

The order aims to stop "debanking", the practice of denying financial services for ideological reasons.

White House (Michael Schofield/Unsplash)

Markets

Litecoin Surges 10% on ETF Hopes and Merchant Activity Amid Quiet Rotation

Speculation over a spot ETF continues to build despite the SEC delaying its decision on Grayscale’s application until October.

LTC/USD chart (TradingView)