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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Tech

DeFi Heavyweight Curve Focused on Becoming ‘Safest’ Lending Platform, Founder Says

Egorov’s $100 million in loans taken from various protocols using Curve’s CRV tokens started to automatically liquidate on Thursday, sending the token down as much as 30% before it briefly recovered.

Curve Finance's Michael Egorov (Michael Egorov, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Early Buyers of Andrew Tate’s DADDY Meme Coin Apparently Sitting on $45M in Unrealized Value

There is no evidence to show Tate sold tokens from his doxxed wallets, but some supposed “insider” buying activity before the token’s promotion on X shows too much of the token in too little hands.

Ledn's Mauricio Di Bartolomeo argues that the crypto lending industry can rebuild trust following a disastrous 2022. (Mathieu Stern/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Markets Have Seen $12B of Net Inflows This Year, JPMorgan Says

Most of the $16 billion inflow into spot bitcoin ETFs since their launch likely came from existing digital wallets on exchanges, the report said.

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Policy

Australia's Treasury to Include Stablecoin Rules in Crypto Bill Draft, ASIC's Warning For Crypto Entities

"How recently have you consulted with your lawyers about where the law currently?" asked an ASIC representative while speaking to an audience of crypto industry-goers.

Sydney Opera House in Australia (Stanbalik/Pixabay)

Finance

MicroStrategy Proposes $500M Convertible Notes to Boost Bitcoin Stash

The Nasdaq-listed firm currently holds 214,400 BTC.

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

Markets

Paxos Cuts 20% of Staff: Reports

A Bloomberg report says the company will have an increased focus on tokenization.

Paxos CEO Charles Cascarilla (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

ERCOT CEO: Texas' Power Grid Needs Larger Increase Than Expected to Handle AI, Bitcoin Mining

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas' CEO said in Senate testimony that the state's grid capacity will need to double in the next decade to handle demand, while the Lieutenant Governor of Texas says more scrutiny is coming for this industry.

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Finance

Bitcoin Miners Cash in on BTC Rally as Crypto Exchange Transfers Hit Two-Month High

Among those selling, Marathon Digital offloaded 1,400 BTC worth nearly $100 million since the start of the month.

BTC flow from miners to exchanges (CryptoQuant)

Markets

Crypto and Artificial Intelligence Could be a $20 Trillion Megatrend, Bitwise Says

The two industries could add a collective $20 trillion to global GDP by 2030, the report said.

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Finance

Crypto Hacks Net $19B Since 2011 and Illegal Activity on Blockchain Is Still Growing

In the past 13 years, 785 crypto thefts have taken place, Crystal Intelligence says.

Hacker (Towfiqu Barbhuiya/Unsplash)