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

Bored Ape NFTs are finally making a comeback as crypto traders rediscover their appetite for risk

BAYC floor prices have doubled in a month as traders rotate back into speculative crypto bets, reviving hopes of a broader NFT recovery.

(Yuga Labs)

Markets

Bitcoin retreats below $80,000, liquidating $300 million in futures bets

BTC fell under $80,000 after U.S. strikes in Iran sent oil briefly above $100, triggering liquidations and a shift toward bearish positioning.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk Data)

Tech

Zcash to roll out quantum-recoverable wallets within a month, go quantum-proof by 2027

Bitcoin no longer holds up as the cypherpunk-grade money it was meant to be, Zcash's Zooko Wilcox told an engaged audience.

CoinDesk

Markets

Bitcoin ending May above $76,000 would confirm new bull market, Tom Lee says

Tokenization and AI agentic finance are the main narratives driving the next bull cycle in crypto, Lee said at Consensus 2026.

Tom Lee, chairman of Bitmine and cofounder of Fundstrat, speaking at Consensus 2026 in Miami (CoinDesk)

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Finance

Aave to expand collateral and listing standards after KelpDAO exploit

The lending giant is expanding its asset listing criteria beyond financial risk to include cybersecurity and architecture, and wants the rest of DeFi to follow.

(Consensus Miami 2026)

Markets

Purge of millions of crypto tokens underway, BTC needs it for sustainable bull cycle: Ben Cowen

Researcher and market analyst Ben Cowen says the purge of millions of altcoins is already underway and is necessary for a sustainable bitcoin bull market to be in place.

Bull and Bear. (Christian Waske/Unsplash)

Markets

Altcoins climb as bitcoin and ether retreat from weekly highs

Altcoins outperformed bitcoin and ether on Thursday as traders rotated into higher-risk assets amid improving market sentiment.

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Finance

Core Scientific sold $208 million of bitcoin in Q1 as AI pivot continues

The firm's AI pivot relies on a 590 MW contract expansion with CoreWeave, projected for $10.2 billion in revenue over 12 years.

Data center (Taylor Vick/Unsplash)

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Markets

Memecoin trades carry rare 'seven-leg' parlay odds, BONK's Nom says at Consensus

The BONK core contributor argued memecoins skipping ETF and public-company rails end up rinsing retail.

Nom BONK. (CoinDesk)

Tech

Colombia wants to mine bitcoin with surplus renewable energy

President Gustavo Petro said Colombia's Caribbean coast could host bitcoin mining facilities powered by surplus renewable energy, following a path similar to Paraguay.

ASIC miner (Credit: Shutterstock)