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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Marchés

Profit-taking, MidEast hostilities drag crypto lower after bullish week

Crypto's weekend gains gave way to a Monday selloff as Middle East tensions resurfaced, South Korea's Kospi lost 9.2% and $253 million in leveraged positions were wiped out.

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Marchés

Crypto defies equity weakness as altcoin optimism builds into the weekend

The price of bitcoin hit $64,400, retesting a level it failed to penetrate on Monday, with a break higher opening the path toward the June 15 peak of $67,250.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk Data)

Marchés

Crypto remains resilient in face of renewed Middle East tensions

BTC rose 1.2% to $63,000 and Nasdaq futures jumped 2.6% with markets seemingly unconcerned by U.S. airstrikes on Iran. Bitcoin is now up 9% since the end of June.

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Marchés

Crypto and stocks tumble after Trump declares ceasefire 'over' following Iran strikes

Bitcoin fell, altcoins slid after Trump said the ceasefire with Iran is "over" as U.S. and Iran traded airstrikes.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk data)

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Marchés

Bitcoin stalls as open interest decline raises questions about rally's staying power

BTC retreated from a two-week high of $64,500 as falling open interest and weak spot demand cast doubt on the sustainability of July's 8.4% advance.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk Data)

Marchés

Crypto bounces back from the brink as altcoin optimism returns despite pockets of weakness

BTC holds at $62,800 after last week's brush with $58,000, while LIT surges 50% and the Altcoin Season indicator hits its highest reading in three months.

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Technologies

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)

Marchés

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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Publicité

Marchés

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)

Marchés

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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