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.

Oliver Knight

Latest from Oliver Knight


Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Slips, Altcoins Slide as AI Spending Concerns Hit U.S. Equities

Token prices were hit after a sell-off in U.S. equities as Meta and Microsoft raised their AI investment projections, prompting overspending concerns.

Blockchain Technology

Markets

Stellar’s XLM Holds Steady at $0.2975 as Weak Volume Caps Rebound Momentum

XLM consolidated near $0.2975 after a volatile session, underperforming the broader crypto market despite signs of accumulation near key support.

"Stellar (XLM) Gains 2.1% Amid Weak Volume and Market Underperformance"

Markets

HBAR Declines 4% Following ETF Debut as Initial Euphoria Fades

Hedera retreated to $0.1925 despite historic spot ETF launch on Nasdaq as profit-taking offset institutional milestone.

"HBAR Falls 4% on Profit-Taking After NYSE Spot ETF Debut Amid Bearish Technical Signals"

Advertisement

Finance

Injective’s TVL Climbs 14% Amid Buyback Launch, But INJ Token Sinks 8%

The divergence comes just as Injective kicks off its new Community Buy-Back program.

Injective Labs CEO Eric Chen (Injective)

Finance

FIGHT Token Sale Raises $183M as UFC Partner Fight.ID Seeks to Bring Combat Sports Onchain

The Solana-based project’s second ICO in a week far surpassed expectations as retail investors double down.

UFC-endorsed FIGHT token raises $183 million (Anastase Maragos/Unsplash)

Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Tests $110K as Traders ‘Sell the News’ on Fed Cut, U.S.-China Deal

Bitcoin slid to its $110,000 support as the broader crypto market shed $80 billion following the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate cut and a new U.S.-China trade agreement.

Traders "sell the news" following Fed cut (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay)

Finance

Plasma’s XPL Token Crashes 80% as Hype Fades Amid Woeful Debut

Once billed as the “blockchain for stablecoins,” Plasma’s XPL token has plunged from its $1.67 peak to $0.31 amid low network activity and waning sentiment

Plasma (Ramon Salinero/Unsplash)

Advertisement

Policy

Australia's AUSTRAC Fines Cryptolink as Part of Crypto ATM Crackdown

AUSTRAC has fined Cryptolink 56,340 Australian dollars ($37,000) after identifying "weaknesses" in the company's AML/CTF compliance.

Australia dollars (Squirrel/Pixabay)