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

Tether invests $20 million in Argentine neobank Ualá as it expands Latin America push

Ualá’s CEO clarified Tether is acting solely as a financial investor, citing current regional regulations preventing any immediate USDT integration.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

Ostium suffers $18 million exploit as oracle attack wave continues to hit DeFi

A hacker used Ostium's own price-reporting infrastructure against the protocol, submitting falsified future-dated oracle data to manufacture fake trading profits and trigger an $18 million payout.

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

Finance

The launchpad that fueled Robinhood Chain's memecoin boom just gave away all its revenue

Noxa, the launchpad behind CASHCAT's rise, racked up nearly $12 million in fees before going dark, giving away its revenue, and leaving Robinhood Chain's memecoin economy in freefall.

A space shuttle takes off on the back of a rocket. (WikiImages/Pixabay)

Markets

Strategy feels 'very secure' until bitcoin reaches $8,000-$10,000, says CEO

Le highlighted increasing the U.S.-dollar reserve as an important lever in preferred stock STRC’s recovery back to around $90 having fallen below $75 last month.

Strategy CEO Phong Le (Strategy)

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Markets

Crypto steadies as Middle East tensions counter U.S. inflation report boost

Bitcoin held steady at a three-week high as rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran reined in gains from Tuesday's softer-than-expected inflation numbers.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk Data)

Finance

Prediction markets just crushed traditional sportsbooks in a massive $50 billion World Cup breakout

Prediction markets just topped $50 billion in monthly volume, capping off the first month of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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Markets

Bitcoin’s great rotation: Long-term holders pass supply to a new generation of buyers

Long-term holders are quietly transferring supply to a new generation of buyers, but looming Federal Reserve rate hikes could still trigger the capitulation markets have been waiting for.

RHODL Ratio (Glassnode)

Markets

Bitcoin steadies at $62,600 as South Koreans flee stocks rout for crypto

Bitcoin consolidated after Monday's selloff as Donald Trump threatened more Iran strikes, gold extended its slide and a KOSPI index meltdown sent South Korean crypto volumes soaring.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk)

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Markets

XRP and ether bulls are getting louder as prices fall, signaling more trouble ahead

Social media chatter turned most bullish on XRP in five weeks even as the token fell, a setup that has historically favored sellers.

image of a crypto trader aka degen (Anjo Clacino/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Strategy pauses its Bitcoin buying spree to hoard a massive $3 billion cash cushion

Strategy now has more than 20 months of coverage for preferred-stock dividends and debt interest.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (Nikhilesh De)