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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Bitcoin’s bull-bear cycle indicator turns green for first time since March 2023

While some experts point to $90,000 as the next explosive level, others caution that this new "early bull" signal isn't a guaranteed crystal ball.

AI trading screens. (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay)

Finance

France’s central banker Beau clashes with Lagarde over private digital euro plans

France’s central bank deputy governor told CoinDesk public and private European entities need to get involved in digital asset development, diverging sharply from Christine Lagarde’s stance.

France Central Bank Deputy Governor Denis Beau. (Banque de France/Press)

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EBay rejects GameStop’s $56 billion bid, putting bitcoin exposure back in focus

The online marketplace's board called the half-cash, half-stock offer "neither credible nor attractive" Tuesday.

A GameStop store (CoinDesk Archive)

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Bitcoin hovers above key support as equities, crypto retreat

Bitcoin and ether fell as escalating Middle East tensions lifted oil and the dollar, though BTC continued to hold above a key bull market level.

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ETH/BTC ratio falls to 10-month low as ether continues to underperform bitcoin

Widely followed crypto market gauge signals weakening risk appetite as investors continue favoring bitcoin over ether.

ETH/BTC (TradingView)

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Why the TradFi takeover of crypto might not be the death blow analysts expect

Gate’s CBO argues that Bloomberg’s warning of a TradFi takeover is "oversimplified," noting that global exchanges evolved past fee-only models years ago.

Wall Street. (Chenyu Guan/Unsplash)

Finance

Ripple raises $200 million from Neuberger Berman to expand its Ripple Prime platform

Ripple announced its agreement with the global investment firm Monday, noting that Ripple Prime’s revenue has tripled in the last year, when. it acquired it for $1.25 billion.

(AlainM47/Wikimedia Commons)

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Michael Saylor’s latest tax strategy echoes Strategy’s 2022 bitcoin sale

Michael Saylor confirmed the company was prepared to sell bitcoin, reviving a tax loss harvesting strategy first used in 2022.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor at the Digital Asset Summit in New York City on March 20, 2025. (Nikhilesh De)

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Circle raises $222 million for Arc, beats Q1 earnings estimates but misses on revenue

Circle raised $222 million for its Arc blockchain token at a $3 billion valuation, drawing backing from BlackRock, Apollo and Bullish.

Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Circle Speaks at Hong Kong Fintech Week in 2024 (HK Fintech Week)

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Bitcoin whipsaws on CME open as Iran tensions pressure crypto markets

BTC briefly topped $82,400 before slipping below $81,000 as traders repositioned around CME futures open and geopolitical risks rattled markets.

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