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

Circle targets 40 new markets as stablecoin demand grows globally

The stablecoin issuer’s CEO Jerermy Allaire told Reuters demand for digital dollars is growing across Asia, Africa and Latin America as banks and payment firms.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Tokenized Tesla surges as Elon Musk unveils SpaceX-powered flying Roadster prototype

Volume in Hyperliquid’s Tesla contract hit $47 million in one hour after Elon Musk’s flying Roadster demo, up from $2.8 million, with U.S. stocks closed.

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk (Getty Images)

Markets

Altcoins outpace bitcoin as celestia jumps 16%, Warsh silent on interest-rate plans

Celestia jumped 16%, injective rose 7.7% and layerzero added 7.3% while bitcoin held little changed near $82,100 and Fed Chair Warsh gave no sign on interest rates.

Chart showing altcoin, bitcoin movements since midnight. (CoinDesk data)

Finance

How Brooklyn prosecutors and the FBI took down a massive crypto fraud network targeting Russian speakers

The scheme allegedly stole tens of millions through Russian-language Facebook ads and fake advisers, then went after victims again with fake recovery offers.

Hackers and scammers. (Boitumelo/Unsplash)

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Markets

Altcoins lead crypto declines as Asian stocks drop; bitcoin little changed since midnight

Bitcoin fell to just above $80,000 as South Korea’s Kospi plunged 8%, while the CoinDesk 80 fell 2.2% and all but six CoinDesk 100 members declined.

Chart of main CoinDesk indexes (CoinDesk data)

Finance

Former FTX Europe chief targets U.S. tokenized stock trading with new SEC exemption

Nasdaq-listed Perpetuals.com is the second company to pursue a U.S. tokenized stock marketplace under the SEC's new framework, following a joint venture between OKX and NYSE parent ICE.

Perpetuals.com Group CEO Patrick Gruhn (Perpetuals, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin holds above $83,000 ahead of U.S. inflation data as altcoins lag

Bitcoin briefly reached $84,000 before easing back, while the CoinDesk 80 fell 0.6% since midnight as traders waited for U.S. inflation data.

Altcoins lag ahead of CPI (CoinDesk data)

Markets

Altcoins rally on thin trading as bitcoin holds below $83,500

The CoinDesk 80 has risen around 3% in 24 hours, more than double the CoinDesk 5, while spot bitcoin ETFs lost $681 million last week.

Small caps lead Monday's move (CoinDesk Indices)

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Markets

One year after 10/10 flash crash, bitcoin and ether liquidity have rebuilt, but altcoins still face risks

Bitcoin and ether order books are deeper than before the crash, while altcoin liquidity keeps eroding and spot trading remains well below its October 2025 peak.

Liquidity divergence (CoinDesk data)

Markets

Bitcoin steadies near $82,500 after Trump rules out Iran strike before midterms

Bitcoin recovered to around $82,500 after Trump ruled out an Iran strike, but remains about 4% lower on the week, while ether has lost 9%.

Bitcoin and ether bounce (CoinDesk data)