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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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Ethereum
EigenLayer Outflows of $2.3B Signal Restaking Sector Slide
The yield offered by restaking is dwarfed by the likes of yield-generating platform Ethena.
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By Oliver Knight
Jul 25, 2024 at 3:21 p.m. UTC
Jul 25, 2024
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Screenshot of Dakota's bank account dashboard
Finance
Lending
Dakota Emerges From Stealth to Provide Bank-Like Services to Crypto Depositors
The crypto-native company, which says it is attempting to right the wrongs of centralized lenders like Celsius, emerged from stealth on Wednesday.
Screenshot of Dakota's bank account dashboard
By Oliver Knight
Jul 24, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Jul 24, 2024
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Finance
Bitforex
BitForex to Open for Withdrawals Following Chinese Police Investigation
The exchange has been offline since February.
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By Oliver Knight
Jul 19, 2024 at 3:57 p.m. UTC
Jul 19, 2024
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WazirX CEO Nischal Shetty (WazirX)
Finance
Wazirx
WazirX, Liminal Custody Blame Each Other as $230M Crypto Exploit Leaves Customers Stranded
The dispute centers around multisig wallets.
WazirX CEO Nischal Shetty (WazirX)
By Oliver Knight
Jul 19, 2024 at 2:36 p.m. UTC
Jul 19, 2024
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Nate Silver will now reportedly work for prediction market Polymarket. (Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for AWXII)
Finance
Polymarket
Polymarket Hires Nate Silver After Taking in $265M of Bets on U.S. Election: Report
The crypto-based prediction market has taken more than $400 million in bets this year.
Nate Silver will now reportedly work for prediction market Polymarket. (Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for AWXII)
By Oliver Knight
Jul 17, 2024 at 3:49 p.m. UTC
Jul 17, 2024
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Finance
Worldcoin
Sam Altman's Worldcoin Surges 15% as Investor and Team Lockup Extended
WLD is up by more than 26% over the past 24-hours.
Worldcoin's iris-scanning Orb (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
By Oliver Knight
Jul 16, 2024 at 2:27 p.m. UTC
Jul 16, 2024
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Finance
Hack
Defi Protocol LI.FI Struck by $11M Exploit
The exploit is reported to be related to the LI.FI bridge.
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By Oliver Knight
Jul 16, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. UTC
Jul 16, 2024
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Finance
Meme coin
Meme Coins Outperform BTC, ETH and SOL as Traders Rotate Holdings
The $53 billion meme coin sector rose by more than 12% on Tuesday with the likes of pepe (PEPE) and dogwifhat (WIF) surging by 22% and 25% respectively, data from CoinGecko sh...
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By Oliver Knight
Jul 16, 2024 at 1:01 p.m. UTC
Jul 16, 2024
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Finance
Dex
DEX Aggregator Rage Trade to Issue Token on Buzzy New Layer 1 Blockchain Hyperliquid
The token sale will take place on August 7.
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By Oliver Knight
Jul 12, 2024 at 11:23 a.m. UTC
Jul 12, 2024
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BNB Chain Ethereum comparison (Immunefi)
Finance
Immunefi
Hacks, Rug Pulls Cost BNB Chain $1.6B Since Inception: Immunefi
The blockchain remains the primary target for bad actors performing rug pulls.
BNB Chain Ethereum comparison (Immunefi)
By Oliver Knight
Jul 11, 2024 at 3:51 p.m. UTC
Jul 11, 2024
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