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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Hunter Horsley, CEO of Bitwise (YouTube/CoinDesk screenshot)
Crypto Fund Manager Bitwise Offers Active Trading Strategies in Institutional Push
The firm will utilize low-risk strategies like arbitrage trading to generate a yield for institutional clients.
Hunter Horsley, CEO of Bitwise (YouTube/CoinDesk screenshot)
Antminer bitcoin mining rigs displayed at Consensus 2021 (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)
Digihost Bucks Bearish Trend Among Bitcoin Miners, Remains Cash-Flow Positive
The company remains debt free despite soaring energy prices and a stagnant crypto market.
Antminer bitcoin mining rigs displayed at Consensus 2021 (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)
Anchorage Digital will be Apollo's crypto custodian. (Jason Dent/Unsplash)
Apollo Global Hires Anchorage Digital as Crypto Custodian
The private-equity giant, which has $513 billion in assets under management, will place a "significant portion" of its digital-assets holdings with Anchorage.
Anchorage Digital will be Apollo's crypto custodian. (Jason Dent/Unsplash)
Arco Protocol goes offline following Aptos IDO, (Pawel Czerwinski/Unsplash)
DeFi Lender Arco Protocol, Launched on Aptos Blockchain, Goes Dark After Botched Fundraise
Network congestions and issues with claiming tokens led to widespread dismay from the Arco community.
Arco Protocol goes offline following Aptos IDO, (Pawel Czerwinski/Unsplash)
Argo Blockchain's Helios facility in Dickens County, Texas. (Argo Blockchain)
Bitcoin Miner Argo's $27M Fundraise Falls Through; Shares Plunge
The bitcoin mining industry is battling soaring energy prices coupled with the stagnated value of cryptocurrencies.
Argo Blockchain's Helios facility in Dickens County, Texas. (Argo Blockchain)
(Chris Liverani/Unsplash)
After Huobi Delisting Stablecoin HUSD Falls 72% From Dollar Peg
Huobi has said it will assist customers in exchanging HUSD for USDT.
(Chris Liverani/Unsplash)
Singapore's Skyline (Swapnil Bapat/Unsplash)
Hodlnaut Judicial Managers Say Lender Lost $189.7M in Terra Collapse
The company's records were not properly maintained and some company executives are not cooperating, the managers said in a report.
Singapore's Skyline (Swapnil Bapat/Unsplash)
Asset manager WisdomTree's crypto holdings are falling amid the market downturn. (Tumisu/Pixabay)
WisdomTree's Q3 Crypto Assets Under Management Falls 36%
The decline was 33% from the second quarter, which coincides with a downturn across the digital-asset market.
Asset manager WisdomTree's crypto holdings are falling amid the market downturn. (Tumisu/Pixabay)
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Crypto Exchange FTX Is Working on Creating a Stablecoin: Report
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried also ruled out a potential acquisition of popular trading app Robinhood.
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
A16z's flagship crypto fund loses 40% in the first half of 2022. (Haotian Zheng/Unsplash)
A16z's Largest Crypto Fund Loses 40% in First Half of 2022: Report
Andreessen Horowitz has slowed down its crypto investments, making just nine in the third quarter, compared with 26 in the fourth quarter of last year.
A16z's flagship crypto fund loses 40% in the first half of 2022. (Haotian Zheng/Unsplash)