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

Bitcoin-backed lending is entering its institutional era: Two Prime

Public companies are increasingly borrowing against their bitcoin holdings to fund acquisitions and capital spending without selling the asset.

Alexander Blume, founder and CEO of Two Prime, speaks at Consensus 2026 in Miami (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin stuck below $65,000 as Hormuz hopes evaporate, XRP close to dropping below $1

The Strait of Hormuz relief trade unraveled after Trump demanded 50 years of Iranian compensation, pushing oil back to $89 and leaving crypto and equities unchanged ahead of a pivotal CPI report.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk data)

Tech

Luke Dashjr removed as Bitcoin BIP editor after controversial BIP-110 fork stalls

Dashjr said he is taking a sabbatical from his role as chair and chief technology officer of mining pool Ocean.

Luke Dashjr (CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto exchange Coinsbuy loses $8 million in coordinated two-blockchain attack

Onchain forensics tie a single actor to an $8 million coordinated drain across TRON and Ethereum, with most funds routed through FixedFloat and the attack vector still unknown.

Liquid network faces security exploit. (Boitumelo/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin steadies above $65,000 as Iran-Oman deal talk eases Hormuz concerns, lifts risk assets

BTC rose to $65,209 and Nasdaq 100 index futures gained 0.45% on reports that Iran may strike a deal with Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk data)

Finance

Crypto is going through a massive dot-com style shakeout as over 100 projects fold in 2026

An industry-wide reckoning is weeding out unsustainable startups, leaving behind only the protocols with real cash flow and actual users.

A trader sits in front of multiple screens holding his head. (Unsplash+/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin, ether fall, equities rally with broader crypto market on track for best month in a year

BTC fell as July drew to a close, even as stocks gained in Asia and U.S. index futures advanced. The CoinDesk 20 index is set to post its biggest gain since July 2025.

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Crypto's resilience tested as oil rises after Iran strikes, Fed signals rates could still rise

Bitcoin held near $64,000 despite the Fed's hawkish split, Iranian ballistic missiles and an 8% surge in oil overnight that sent the Dow down 2.2% and the Nasdaq to a three-month low.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk Data)

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Finance

The inside story of how a hike in Hong Kong changed crypto trading forever

"We were a scrappy startup," Delo said of BitMEX back in 2016, when it launched the first perpetual future. "We thought, ‘Just get it out there. If it was any good, the market would show us.’"

MacLehose trail in Hong Kong at sunset (Getty Images/Tse Hon Ning)

Markets

Bitcoin steadies above $64,000 as crypto looks to Fed interest-rate decision

BTC added 0.75% before the Federal Reserve's rate decision. Inflation at 4.1% keeps an increase firmly on the table even as oil prices ease.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk data)