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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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Sui
Sui Blockchain Signs Multiyear Deal With Red Bull Racing
Sui will roll out a series of digital experience for racing fans over the coming months.
Red Bull logo (Unsplash)
By Oliver Knight
Jun 1, 2023 at 2:09 p.m. UTC
Jun 1, 2023
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Kyle Davies, Su Zhu and Mark Lamb (Kyle Davies/Twitter)
Finance
Opnx
Bankruptcy Claims Exchange OPNX Issues New Governance Token, FLEX Rises 16%
FLEX holders can convert their tokens for OX at a ratio of 1:100.
Kyle Davies, Su Zhu and Mark Lamb (Kyle Davies/Twitter)
By Oliver Knight
Jun 1, 2023 at 9:11 a.m. UTC
Jun 1, 2023
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Canto blockchain suffers drop in TVL (Unsplash)
Finance
Defi
The Plight of Hyped-Blockchain Canto Demonstrates Dreary DeFi Outlook
Canto's slide is an example of fickle crypto investors' lack of appetite in DeFi.
Canto blockchain suffers drop in TVL (Unsplash)
By Oliver Knight
May 30, 2023 at 2:51 p.m. UTC
May 30, 2023
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Meme coin traders lose thousands on bitcoin pizza day (Ivan Torres/Unsplash)
Finance
On-chain data
Bitcoin Pizza Day Turns Sour as Meme Coin Shysters Profit Over $200K in Rug Pulls
Meme coin traders poured capital into several pizza-related tokens on Monday as rug pulls put a dampener on the anniversary of the first purchase made with bitcoin.
Meme coin traders lose thousands on bitcoin pizza day (Ivan Torres/Unsplash)
By Oliver Knight
May 22, 2023 at 3:24 p.m. UTC
May 22, 2023
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Meme coin rug pulls could impact BTC and ETH (Juli Kosolapova/Unsplash)
Finance
Pepe
Investors Track Pepecoin Whales to Cash In on Meme Coin Mania as Wider Market Stagnates
The trend has the potential to disrupt the huge rallies bitcoin and ether have seen this year.
Meme coin rug pulls could impact BTC and ETH (Juli Kosolapova/Unsplash)
By Oliver Knight
May 17, 2023 at 3:02 p.m. UTC
May 17, 2023
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TRON's Justin Sun at Consensus (CoinDesk)
Finance
Justin sun
Justin Sun Says Huobi Founder Li Lin's Brother Acquired HT Token for Free and Cashed Out
The HT token bounced by 3.16% following Justin Sun's statement.
TRON's Justin Sun at Consensus (CoinDesk)
By Oliver Knight
May 16, 2023 at 10:51 a.m. UTC
May 16, 2023
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Bitcoin liquidity on the brink (Mohan Murugesan/Unsplash)
Finance
Jump crypto
Bitcoin Liquidity on the Brink as Market Makers Pare Back in Crypto Markets
Liquidity across bitcoin trading pairs has slumped and failed to recover since the collapse of FTX in November.
Bitcoin liquidity on the brink (Mohan Murugesan/Unsplash)
By Oliver Knight
May 10, 2023 at 4:29 p.m. UTC
May 10, 2023
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BTC-PERP sube a US$56K. (Cryptowatch)
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Tendencias bitcoin
El “repunte repentino” de bitcoin llevó por un momento a los derivados por encima de US$56K
La suba desencadenó una serie de liquidaciones en el exchange.
BTC-PERP sube a US$56K. (Cryptowatch)
By Oliver Knight
May 2, 2023 at 5:55 p.m. UTC
May 2, 2023
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Meme de la rana Pepe. (Pepe coin's Twitter account)
Mercados
Tendencias mercados
El token PEPE alcanza una capitalización de mercado de US$500M a raíz del auge por las memecoins
Los derivados de PEPE tendrán lugar en BitMEX con un apalancamiento de hasta 50 veces.
Meme de la rana Pepe. (Pepe coin's Twitter account)
By Oliver Knight
May 2, 2023 at 3:37 p.m. UTC
May 2, 2023
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BTC-PERP spikes to $56k (Cryptowatch)
Finance
Bitfinex
Bitcoin 'Flash Rally' Briefly Pushed BTC Derivatives Above $56K on Bitfinex
The spike triggered a series of liquidations on the exchange.
BTC-PERP spikes to $56k (Cryptowatch)
By Oliver Knight
May 2, 2023 at 3:36 p.m. UTC
May 2, 2023
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