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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Tech

How ethical hackers with just a $3,000 server found a flaw that could've put $70 billion in crypto at risk

A critical flaw in the Aptos blockchain, which was patched, gave researchers a near-90% success rate at breaking a core security guarantee, with attack costs of just hundreds of dollars.

Hacker facing screens with lines of code (Boitumelo/Unsplash)

Markets

Why bitcoin's disconnect from record-high stocks won't last

Researchers at Schwab and Hashdex said AI has diverted capital from digital assets while bitcoin continues to follow a familiar post-halving recovery pattern.

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Crypto bulls on firmer footing as U.S. rate-hike risk recedes

Crypto ended the week in a more buoyant state after weak U.S. jobs data reduced the chances of a Fed interest-rate increase and Uniswap gained on a link-up with Robinhood.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk data)

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Bitcoin options traders load up on $50,000 puts and gold futures flash a death cross

Bitcoin options flows and a record gold OI suggest traders are bracing for further downside rather than a sustained recovery.

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Bitcoin nears 2024 lows as options traders pay up for downside protection

Bitcoin and ether slid toward key support price levels. DeFi tokens were hit hardest, even as XLM and LIT bucked the broader market weakness.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk data)

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Bitcoin hovers below $60,000 as crypto braces for a pivotal week

BTC added 0.6% to $59,800 to start the week while SOL rose 2%, though derivatives data and chart formations point to continued downside risk.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk data)

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Samson Mow says bitcoin bottom is in despite skepticism from analysts

The bitcoin advocate said his crypto bottom claim is based on the fact that the traditional four-year halving cycle has changed, although several analysts continue to expect further downside.

Samson Mow. (JAN3/Media)

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Michael Saylor teases more bitcoin buying even as Strategy stock continues to fall

The crypto bull shrugged off market skepticism by sharing a chart of the company's $50 billion stash and teasing that they are going to need more data points.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin bounces from $58,000 as derivatives signal more pain in the pipeline

BTC touched its lowest level since September 2024 before rebounding to $59,770, while ETH slipped further and another $1 billion in futures positions were wiped out.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk Data)

Markets

All eyes on Strategy's June 30 ex-dividend date and monthly STRC dividend rate reset

Investors are watching the preferred stock's ex-dividend date and monthly dividend rate reset closely.

Strategy's Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)