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

Bitcoin Exchange LocalBitcoins to Close, Citing Market Conditions

LocalBitcoins is suspending the exchange 10 years after its inception because weekly volume has slumped.

LocalBItcoins is sunsetting its exchange. (Johannes Plenio/Unsplash)

Finance

DeFi Giant MakerDAO to Introduce Aave Rival Dubbed Spark Protocol

The protocol is a fork of Aave v3 and will increase the use case for the DAI stablecoin.

Spark Protocol (MakerDAO)

Finance

Fan Token Project Chiliz Rolls Out Layer 1 Blockchain; Token Surges 20%

The EVM-Compatible blockchain will allow token holders to stake (delegate) their tokens to receive rewards.

Chiliz price chart over seven days (CoinDesk)

Finance

Ethereum Name Service DAO Passes Vote to Sell 10K Ether

The sale will be a single transaction on CoW Swap as opposed to multiple tranches.

(Sharon McCutcheon/Unsplash)

Finance

Craig Wright's UK Case Against 16 Bitcoin Developers to Go to Full Trial

The trial is expected in early 2024 following a successful appeal.

Craig Wright in London in 2019 (Oliver Knight/CoinDesk)

Finance

Russia's Sberbank Will Introduce DeFi Platform by May: Report

The bank's blockchain product director believes DeFi will one day replace traditional banking services.

Sberbank (Shutterstock)

Policy

Top Republican on US Senate Panel Ready to Work on Crypto Rules

Senator Tim Scott's announcement Thursday follows Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Sherrod Brown's earlier statement on his willingness to work on crypto legislation.

(Harold Mendoza/Unsplash)

Finance

Synapse Token Surges 44% as Cross-Chain Momentum Builds

The token has outperformed the broader DeFi sector since the turn of the year as investors flock to its cross-chain bridge.

Elliptic says RenBridge was used to launder $540 million in illicit funds. (Charlie Green/Unsplash)

Finance

Alameda Research Wallet Receives $6M From Bitfinex Hot Wallet

Alameda Research received over $10 million in stablecoins overnight as Bitfinex work with liquidators to return assets.

Alameda Research receives $6M from Bitfinex (Nansen)

Finance

Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger Calls for Crypto Ban in the US

The veteran investor doubled down on his bitcoin skepticism, comparing it to gambling contracts.

Billionaire investors Warren Buffett (right) and his business partner Charlie Munger (David Silverman/Getty Images)