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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USDC depeg (Cryptowatch)
On-Chain Data Reveals How Trading Firms Worked the USDC Stablecoin Repeg
One wallet made $16.5 million in a day trading tether for USD coin and DAI.
USDC depeg (Cryptowatch)
Google searches for Arbitrum by region (Google Trends)
Google Searches for Arbitrum Soar Amid Airdrop Announcement
The Arbitrum token will be airdropped to users next Thursday.
Google searches for Arbitrum by region (Google Trends)
Alameda wallet transfers to trading firms (Arkham Intelligence)
Alameda-Linked Wallet Sent $100M of Stablecoins to Trading Firms After USDC Depeg
Three other wallets linked to FTX and Alameda sent $188.5 million in stablecoins to crypto exchanges on Tuesday.
Alameda wallet transfers to trading firms (Arkham Intelligence)
Trading volume on DEXs hits record high (Defi Llama)
Decentralized Exchanges Posted Record $25B Daily Volume as USDC Depegged
The majority of volume took place on Uniswap and Curve as traders hopped out of, and back into, the stablecoin.
Trading volume on DEXs hits record high (Defi Llama)
Three Arrows Capital's Kyle Davies says he has no pending lawsuits (Unsplash)
Three Arrows Capital Co-Founder Kyle Davies: No Pending Lawsuits or Regulatory Action
Davies spoke to CoinDesk from an office in Dubai.
Three Arrows Capital's Kyle Davies says he has no pending lawsuits (Unsplash)
Stock chart
DYdX Passes Vote to Reduce Trading Rewards by 45%, Sending Token Up 29.89%
The DYDX token is up by 121% since the turn of the year.
Stock chart
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk archives)
Coinbase Officially Suspends Binance USD Stablecoin Trading
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong previously said the decision was made due to liquidity concerns.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk archives)
On-chain USDC liquidations (Defi Llama)
$70M in Fresh On-Chain USDC Positions at Risk of Liquidation if Stablecoin Depegs by 10%
Traders betting on a USDC revival are in healthy profit but downside risk remains in the event of another depeg.
On-chain USDC liquidations (Defi Llama)
Liquidaciones en la cadena de Ethereum. (DefiLlama)
Liquidaciones en la cadena se aproximan a un mínimo de dos meses por la caída de ether
Un total de US$119 millones en posiciones en la cadena están en riesgo de ser liquidadas si ether cae otro 20%.
Liquidaciones en la cadena de Ethereum. (DefiLlama)
On-chain liquidations on ethereum (Defi llama)
On-Chain Liquidations Beckon as Ether Slumps to 2-Month Low
A total of $119 million in on-chain positions are at risk of being liquidated if ether slides by another 20%.
On-chain liquidations on ethereum (Defi llama)