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

El Salvador’s Bukele Adds 19 Bitcoin as IMF Pushes Back on BTC Adoption

The IMF said bitcoin usage remains marginal in El Salvador, with minimal circulation as a payment method due to its high price volatility and low public trust.

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Finance

Infrared Raises $16M to Roll Out First Liquidity Staking Protocol on Berachain

Users will be able to stake native Berachain tokens via Infrared while generating added yields through a liquid staked token.

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Markets

One Trader Made Millions Betting $200M on BTC Just Before Trump's Crypto Reserve News

At one point the trader was just $50 away from being liquidated.

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Markets

Hut 8 Reports $331M Net Income in 2024 While Expanding AI Infrastructure

The bitcoin miner held over 10,000 bitcoin at the end of last year.

ASIC miner (Credit: Shutterstock)

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Finance

Illicit Crypto Volume in 2024 Hit a Record $40B in 2024: Chainalysis

Criminals are no longer using BTC, but instead choosing stablecoins, the report revealed.

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Finance

Bybit and Safe Custody Are at Odds on Who's to Blame for $1.5B Hack

The apparent stand-off mirrors that of WazirX and Liminal Custody, which blamed each other following a $230 million exploit last July.

A hooded figure sits typing on a laptop in a darkened (Pixabay)

Finance

Bitcoin Miners Drawing Power From Grids Will Face 'Reckoning' Post Next Halving, MARA Says

With rising energy cost, many miners may not survive the 2028 halving, MARA said.

MARA Holdings CEO Fred Thiel (CoinDesk "First Mover" screenshot)

Policy

Upbit Partner Firm Faces 3 Month Partial Suspension From South Korea

The notice is due to the company's "violation of the obligation to prohibit transactions with unreported virtual asset operators," it said.

South Korea flag (Planet Volumes / Unsplash)

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Finance

Ether Heads Toward Set of Mammoth $340M On-Chain Liquidations

ETH needs to drop another 19% to trigger the first liquidation.

ETH on-chain liquidations (DefiLlama)

Markets

Crypto Greed Index Flashes 'Extreme Fear' as Market Drops 10%

Tuesday’s drop from 49 to 25 is one of the sharpest since September and indicative of a quick shift toward overly bearish sentiment.

Hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil skeletons. (Chris Charles/Unsplash)