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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Markets

JPMorgan sees 10% annual bitcoin returns, topping stocks, bonds and gold over next decade

The report marks the first time JPMorgan has put a range on bitcoin returns in its research, though the bank remains cautious about BTC's role in portfolios.

JPMorgan building (Shutterstock)

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Bitcoin drops to $81,400 as Asian chip stocks tumble, options traders seek downside protection

Bitcoin slipped 0.5% to around $81,400 even after the biggest daily spot ETF inflow in nearly a month as South Korea's Kospi index fell 3.7% on AI worries.

Options traders lean bearish (Deribit data)

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Bitcoin extends bounce above $82,000 as stocks rebound, DeFi tokens lead altcoin gains

Bitcoin rose 0.8% to around $82,700 as China’s GDP beat estimates and Nasdaq futures rebounded, while the CoinDesk 80 gained 1.3% and DeFi led gains.

DeFi leads the way (CoinDesk data)

Markets

Crypto vault deposits top $10 billion as lending risks draw regulatory scrutiny

Curator-managed lending strategies are attracting institutional capital, while exposing depositors to collateral, liquidity and smart-contract risks.

DeFi yields struggle to keep up with TradFi (James Coleman/Unsplash)

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Finance

Circle targets 40 new markets as stablecoin demand grows globally

The stablecoin issuer’s CEO Jerermy Allaire told Reuters demand for digital dollars is growing across Asia, Africa and Latin America as banks and payment firms.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Tokenized Tesla surges as Elon Musk unveils SpaceX-powered flying Roadster prototype

Volume in Hyperliquid’s Tesla contract hit $47 million in one hour after Elon Musk’s flying Roadster demo, up from $2.8 million, with U.S. stocks closed.

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk (Getty Images)

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Altcoins outpace bitcoin as celestia jumps 16%, Warsh silent on interest-rate plans

Celestia jumped 16%, injective rose 7.7% and layerzero added 7.3% while bitcoin held little changed near $82,100 and Fed Chair Warsh gave no sign on interest rates.

Chart showing altcoin, bitcoin movements since midnight. (CoinDesk data)

Finance

How Brooklyn prosecutors and the FBI took down a massive crypto fraud network targeting Russian speakers

The scheme allegedly stole tens of millions through Russian-language Facebook ads and fake advisers, then went after victims again with fake recovery offers.

Hackers and scammers. (Boitumelo/Unsplash)

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Altcoins lead crypto declines as Asian stocks drop; bitcoin little changed since midnight

Bitcoin fell to just above $80,000 as South Korea’s Kospi plunged 8%, while the CoinDesk 80 fell 2.2% and all but six CoinDesk 100 members declined.

Chart of main CoinDesk indexes (CoinDesk data)

Finance

Former FTX Europe chief targets U.S. tokenized stock trading with new SEC exemption

Nasdaq-listed Perpetuals.com is the second company to pursue a U.S. tokenized stock marketplace under the SEC's new framework, following a joint venture between OKX and NYSE parent ICE.

Perpetuals.com Group CEO Patrick Gruhn (Perpetuals, modified by CoinDesk)