Oliver Knight

Oliver Knight

Oliver Knight joined CoinDesk as a news reporter in April 2022. Before joining CoinDesk, Knight was the Chief Reporter at Coin Rivet for three years. Having graduated with a journalism degree from Birmingham City University, Knight went on to work at various sports publications before diving into the world of Bitcoin in 2014. He does not have any crypto holdings.

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Wolverine (Jack O'Rourke/Unsplash)
Wolverine-Themed Meme Coins Flood Market Following RoaringKitty's Cryptic Post
The Wolverine-themed tokens are not the only ones to have been issued on pump.fun.
Wolverine (Jack O'Rourke/Unsplash)
(Azamat E/Unsplash)
Crypto Exchange Rain Hit by $14.8M Exploit: ZachXBT
The hack occurred on April 29, ZachXBT said.
(Azamat E/Unsplash)
Ether supply increases after Dencun (Jp Valery/Unsplash)
ETH Reverts to Inflationary Asset Following Fee-Reducing Dencun Upgrade
Transaction fees are four times lower on average following the recent Dencun upgrade.
Ether supply increases after Dencun (Jp Valery/Unsplash)
Ledn co-founders Mauricio Di Bartolomeo (left) and Adam Reeds (Ledn)
Ledn First-Quarter Loans Top Record $690M as Lending Market Snaps Back
The majority of loans were issued to institutional market makers following U.S. approval of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds.
Ledn co-founders Mauricio Di Bartolomeo (left) and Adam Reeds (Ledn)
Poloniex hacker sends ETH to Tornado Cash (Towfiqu Barbhuiya/Unsplash)
Poloniex Hacker Sends $3.3M Worth of Ether to Tornado Cash
The hacked funds had previously been dormant for 178 days.
Poloniex hacker sends ETH to Tornado Cash (Towfiqu Barbhuiya/Unsplash)
Address poisoning scam yields $68 million (Kevin Ku/Unsplash)
Exploiter Steals $68M Worth of Crypto Through Address Poisoning
The victim was duped by a mimicked 0.05 ether transfer.
Address poisoning scam yields $68 million (Kevin Ku/Unsplash)
LayerZero co-founders CTO Ryan Zarick and CEO Bryan Pellegrino (Chung Chow, BIV)
LayerZero Takes Snapshot as Airdrop Draws Closer
The interoperability protocol indicated that there will be a series of airdrops.
LayerZero co-founders CTO Ryan Zarick and CEO Bryan Pellegrino (Chung Chow, BIV)
Coins dropping / Getty Images
Liquid Restaking Protocol Renzo Airdrops REZ Token, Debuts at $289M Market Cap
The token has $75 million in trading volume in the hour after claims went live.
Coins dropping / Getty Images
HBAR Foundation said "BlackRock fund is tokenized," Crypto Twitter heard "BlackRock has tokenized fund." (Wikimedia Commons)
Hedera's HBAR Doubles as Market Misinterprets BlackRock's Involvement in Tokenization, Then Falls 25%
The market gave back some of its earlier gains after realizing BlackRock wasn't directly involved in the tokenization on Hedera's blockchain.
HBAR Foundation said "BlackRock fund is tokenized," Crypto Twitter heard "BlackRock has tokenized fund." (Wikimedia Commons)
Tether 's logo painted on a wooden background.
Tether Will Freeze Wallets Evading Venezuelan Sanctions
Use of Tether has increased in Venezuela after the U.S. reimposed sanctions on oil exports.
Tether 's logo painted on a wooden background.