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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Babel Finance Reaches Debt Agreement With Counterparties After Withdrawal Freeze
The company will continue to communicate with shareholders as it looks to obtain liquidity support.
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Solend passes governance proposal (Arnaud Jaegers/Unsplash)
DeFi Protocol Solend Passes Governance Vote to Reverse ‘Emergency Powers’
An emergency governance vote has been passed as Solend plans to take less drastic measures on the liquidation of a large Solana borrower.
Solend passes governance proposal (Arnaud Jaegers/Unsplash)
Sam Bankman-Fried speaks at Crypto Bahamas 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
FTX Agrees to Acquire Canadian Trading Platform Bitvo as It Eyes Regional Expansion
FTX's decision to acquire Bitvo comes after rival exchange Binance pulled out of Ontario amid regulatory pressure last year.
Sam Bankman-Fried speaks at Crypto Bahamas 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Hong Kong skyline (Ruslan Bardash/Unsplash)
Babel Finance Suspends Withdrawals, Citing 'Unusual Liquidity Pressures'
Babel Finance has responded to a market downturn by temporarily freezing withdrawals and redemptions.
Hong Kong skyline (Ruslan Bardash/Unsplash)
Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky (CoinDesk archives)
How Crypto Lender Celsius Overheated
Celsius rapidly became more brazen in its attempts to generate yields, using decentralized lending protocols and aggregators to juggle around client funds for the best return.
Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky (CoinDesk archives)
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Finblox Imposes $1.5K Monthly Withdrawal Limit Amid Three Arrows Capital Uncertainty
Finblox said it intends to evaluate the impact of Three Arrow Capital on liquidity.
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Animoca Brands Acquires Most of Educational Tech Company TinyTap for $38.9M
Hong Kong-based gaming investment firm Animoca made the acquisition one week after it revealed a $1.5 billion portfolio.
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Binance, Kraken y Polygon están contratando mientras el mercado está en baja. (Clem Onojeghuo/Unsplash)
Binance, Kraken y Polygon aceleran contrataciones en respuesta a despidos masivos en la industria
Coinbase, BlockFi y Crypto.com se encuentran entre las compañías cripto que anunciaron recortes esta semana.
Binance, Kraken y Polygon están contratando mientras el mercado está en baja. (Clem Onojeghuo/Unsplash)
Binance leads hiring spree (Clem Onojeghuo/Unsplash)
Binance, Kraken and Polygon Accelerate Hiring in Response to Industry-Wide Job Cuts
Coinbase, BlockFi and Crypto.com are among the crypto-related companies announcing layoffs this week.
Binance leads hiring spree (Clem Onojeghuo/Unsplash)
AllianceBernstein to integrate blockchain technology (PineWatt/Unsplash)
Asset Manager AllianceBernstein to Add Blockchain Technology in Deal With Allfunds Unit
AllianceBernstein said blockchain technology will be transformative to the asset-management business.
AllianceBernstein to integrate blockchain technology (PineWatt/Unsplash)