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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OKX and ICE are bringing 'never-expiring' oil futures to 120 million crypto users

The new partnership comes as Hyperliquid’s oli futures contracts that never expire have been a huge success with over $1.6 billion in 24-hour trading volume.

Intercontinental Exchange CEO Jeffrey Sprecher mentioned Bakkt only once, and the bitcoin-focused subsidiary otherwise did not come up during Thursday's earnings call. (Credit: CoinDesk archives)

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Ark Invest buys $12.5 million of Bullish stock in four days

Ark frequently uses broader digital asset downturns, which tend to pull crypto equities lower, as an entry point into cryptocurrency companies.

Crypto platform Bullish goes public on the New York Stock Exchange. (CoinDesk/Nik De)

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Crypto majors stuck in tight range as altcoin rotation picks up steam

Bitcoin holds between $76,000 and $78,000 while AI tokens and HYPE surge; derivatives signal calm conditions with volatility selling dominating options markets.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk Data)

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Crypto prediction markets are turning into dangerous national security risks, and Congress wants to ban them

Bubblemaps investigators led by Nicolas Vaiman, discovered 80 bets on Polymarket with a 98% win rate that he said is statistically impossible to achieve.

Bubblemaps CEO and Founder Nicolas Vaiman. (Bubblemaps)

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Live markets: Yet another Iran peace deal and Mark Cuban sells his bitcoin

Hyperliquid's HYPE is the outlier in crypto, rising 16.5% over the past 24 hours to a new record high.

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HYPE leads crypto rebound as traders position for volatility breakout

Bitcoin and ether stabilized as derivatives activity rebounded, HYPE rose for a fifth straight day and options traders positioned for a breakout.

HYPE/USD (CoinDesk Data)

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Bitcoin holds near $77,400 as derivatives signal caution

Crypto markets flashed green on Wednesday, but falling futures open interest and mixed altcoin performances suggest traders are reducing risk rather than chasing the rebound.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk Data)

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Bitfinex traders double down on bitcoin during five-day slide as longs hit 2.5-year high

Margin longs on Bitfinex have climbed to a two-and-a-half year high as bitcoin struggles below key technical resistance near $78,000.

BTCUSD Longs (TradingView)

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Despite Trump’s pledge, a CBDC is being explored behind closed doors, says former CTFC chair

Publicly, the U.S. has fiercely opposed a Central Bank Digital Currency, but former CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad said it is inevitable and there will be one sooner or later.

Timonthy Massad. (Olivier Acuna/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin treads water near pivotal monthly close while speculative tokens retreat

Bitcoin held near $76,800 as altcoins weakened, WLFI slid and traders watched whether the largest cryptocurrency can hold Tom Lee's line in the sand.

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