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

It's a Bullish Double Whammy for Bitcoin, but Caution Still Warranted

Grayscale's legal victory over the SEC and disappointing U.S. labor market data support upside in bitcoin. But the bullish scenario is not without risks.

BTCUSD chart (TradingView)

Finance

SBI-Owned B2C2 Eyes European Expansion With Acquisition of Rival Trading Firm Woorton

B2C2 will now have access to Woorton's EU license that will permit it to serve institutional clients in the EU.

The UK government wants to regulate crypto like finance, not gambling (Ugur Akdemir/Unsplash)

Finance

DeFi Shrinks to Multiyear Low as the Crypto-Fueled Future of Finance Falters

The total value locked in DeFi protocols has slumped to the lowest level since February 2021 even as ETH, which underpins the market, has soared this year.

DeFi total value locked, or TVL, has dwindled (DefiLlama)

Finance

FBI Says North Korean Hackers May Try to Sell $40M of Bitcoin

The FBI released six wallets linked to North Korean hackers Lazarus Group and APT38.

FBI tracks $40 million of North Korea-linked bitcoin. (David Trinks/Unsplash)

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Finance

Ether Staking Demand Remains Unfazed as EigenLayer 100K ETH Cap Limit Filled Within Hours

Future cap increases will need to be approved by EigenLayer's multisignatory governance system.

EigenLayer deposits (Dune)

Finance

Friend.Tech Hype Sees Base Surpass Rival Layer 2 Blockchains in Average Transactions per Second

Average daily TPS on Base has risen by 156% in the past week.

Base hits 15.88 TPS (l2beat)

Finance

Mantle Stakes $66M of Ether on Lido as Part of Treasury Management Strategy

Mantle introduced a new governing body for treasury management earlier this month.

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Finance

Terra Website Compromised; Developers Warn Against Phishing Scam

Terra warned its users to avoid using its website after being targeted by a phishing attack.

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Tech

BNB Chain Exploiter Liquidated for $30M on Venus Protocol

This is the second major liquidation in under a week and potentially safeguards bnb prices from crashing suddenly.

(Mohan Murugesan/Unsplash)

Markets

Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Sends $1M ETH to Coinbase

Vitalik Buterin transferred over $1 million worth of ether to crypto exchange Coinbase on Monday.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. (CoinDesk)