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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ApeFest Attendees Report Severe Eye Burn. BAYC Says Less Than 1% Have Symptoms

Several attendees reported have symptoms of photokeratitis, a condition caused by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) lights.

The original Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection features right-facing cartoon apes. (Yuga Labs)

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Microsoft Listing Fake Ledger App Leads to $590K of Bitcoin Stolen by Hackers

The hacker also stole $180,000 worth of assets on Ethereum and BSC.

(Towfiqu Barbhuiya/Unsplash)

Finance

Roger Ver Seeks Winding Up of Matrixport in Seychelles Lawsuit

The investor launched a suit last year in Seychelles against Matrixport subsidiary Smart Vega, which runs Bit.com, for confiscating $8 million, which he says is being kept because Matrixport's Jihan Wu blames him for the collapse of CoinFLEX.

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Celestia's TIA Airdrop Hype Wanes as Blockchain Struggles to Gain Users

More than 410,000 eligible airdrop participants did not claim their TIA tokens worth almost $1 million.

According to the Celestia Foundation, this photo was taken shortly after Celestia CEO Mustafa Al-Bassam (then a Ph.D. student) published the "LazyLedger" research paper in 2019. Al-Bassam is on the right, with Celestia executives Ismail Khoffi (left) and John Adler (center). (Celestia Foundation)

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Voyager Token Jumps 20% as $7.3M VGX Sent to Burn Address

The burned tokens equate to around 30% of the total supply.

DeFi protocol OptiFi lost $661,000 in user funds after an update error. (Pixabay)

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Singapore Police Issue Warning Over WhatsApp Phishing Scam

The scam lures victims in by prompting them to scan a QR code on a phishing website to secure credentials.

Police issue warning over WhatsApp scam (Christian Wiediger/Unsplash)

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SafeMoon Execs Arrested by DOJ in Fraud Investigation, Charged by SEC

Crypto company SafeMoon's CEO and chief technology officer were arrested, accused of withdrawing more than $200M to buy luxury cars and homes from funds that they told investors were "locked," according to the DOJ and the regulator.

The U.S. Department of Justice grabbed another of the men it alleges moved billions in criminal money at BTC-e.  (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Bitget impliqué dans un conflit amer de 10 millions de dollars avec FLOKI à propos de la liste TokenFi Memecoin

Floki Inu allègue que Bitget a créé un trou de 10 millions de dollars en vendant des jetons qu'il ne détenait T , créant ainsi une position courte synthétique.

Floki involved in dispute with Bitget (Bob Brewer/Unsplash)

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Bitget Nasangkot sa Mapait na $10M na Pagtatalo kay FLOKI Tungkol sa TokenFi Memecoin Listing

Sinasabi Floki Inu na lumikha si Bitget ng $10 milyon na butas sa pamamagitan ng pagbebenta ng mga token na T nito hawak, na epektibong lumilikha ng isang sintetikong maikling posisyon.

Floki involved in dispute with Bitget (Bob Brewer/Unsplash)

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Bitget Embroiled in Bitter $10M Dispute With Floki Over TokenFi Memecoin Listing

Floki Inu alleges that Bitget created a $10 million hole by selling tokens that it didn't hold, effectively creating a synthetic short position.

Floki involved in dispute with Bitget (Bob Brewer/Unsplash)