Oliver Knight

Oliver Knight is the co-leader of CoinDesk data tokens and data team. Before joining CoinDesk in 2022 Oliver spent three years as the chief reporter at Coin Rivet. He first started investing in bitcoin in 2013 and spent a period of his career working at a market making firm in the UK. He does not currently have any crypto holdings.

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Finance

Scroll Airdrop Allocation Met With Dismay From Farmers

Scroll has set aside 15% for future airdrops, but that isn't enough according to airdrop farmers.

Airdrop farming (Richard Bell/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin on Track for Record Sideways Action, With Eyes on November Elections as Bullish Catalyst

Bitcoin's boring price action, characterized by continued accumulation by small investors, is being attributed to reasons including U.S. election uncertainty and an uptick in Treasury yields.

Despite declining Wednesday, BTC may be in a potential upswing. (Luke Chui/Unsplash)

Finance

EigenLayer's Token Launch Draws Scrutiny Over Supply Concerns

The token has dropped from $4.39 to $3.57 since it went live.

EigenLayer founder Sreeram Kannan at ETHDenver 2024 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

EigenLayer's EIGEN Token Slides 12% After Debuting at $6.51B FDV

The token initially rose to $4.26 but has since fallen back to $3.77.

EigenLayer founder Sreeram Kannan at ETHDenver 2024 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

EigenLayer Tokens to Be Released in Coming Hours, Futures Trade at Fully Diluted $6.8B

Binance will list spot trading pairs at 05:00 UTC.

EigenLayer founder Sreeram Kannan at ETHDenver 2024 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Hackers Nabbed $409M in Q3: Immunefi

The figure is 40% less than in third-quarter 2023.

(Kevin Ku/Unsplash)

Markets

Iggy Azalea to Release Online Casino Motherland in Boost for MOTHER Token

The online casino and gaming platform will be released in November.

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - JUNE 10: Iggy Azalea performs at the Tel Aviv Pride Parade on June 10, 2022 in Jerusalem, Israel. The annual Pride Parade draws thousands of people from around the world and across Israel. According to a 2019 report it is the largest pride parade on the continent of Asia. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld /Getty Images)

Finance

Police Arrest Two People Related to $243M Crypto Heist Targeting Genesis Creditor

More than $9 million has been frozen and $500,000 has been returned as a result of the investigation.

Two arrested in relation to crypto heist. (Zoshua Colah/Unsplash)

Finance

YieldNest Unveils First Liquid-Restaking Token on BNB Chain as Return-Boosting Strategy Gains Ground

Users will also earn "Seeds" points when restaking, which can eventually be converted into token airdrops.

YieldNest rolls out restaking token (aliata/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Decouples From Gold as Crypto Continues in Bearish Phase

Another technical indicator suggests even tougher times could be in the cards for the crypto market.

BTC bearish phase (CryptoQuant)