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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Markets

Options Traders Brace for Volatility as BNB Nears Record High

In anticipation of volatility, a number in the market are purchasing puts with with strikes in the $550-$650 range.

BNBUSD chart (TradingView)

Markets

Bitcoin-Based Meme Coin DOG Rockets Toward $1B Market Cap

The meme coin is the largest asset to be launched on Runes protocol.

Leonidas's DOG•GO•TO•THE•MOON token secured a coveted satoshi during the fourth Bitcoin halving. (DOG•GO•TO•THE•MOON)

Finance

Japanese Crypto Exchange DMM Bitcoin Suffers $305M Hack

Measures have been taken to prevent further unauthorized outflows, the exchange said.

(Kevin Ku/Unsplash)

Finance

Bybit Confirms Executive Shake Up After Notcoin Deposit Delays

Notcoin issued $32 million in compensation to 320,000 impacted users.

Layoff. (Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto Hacks, Rug Pulls Led to $473M Worth of Losses in 2024: Immunefi

The figures show a decrease in hacking activity since 2022 and 2023.

Hacker (Towfiqu Barbhuiya/Unsplash)

Markets

Trader Buys 2M Dogecoin Call Options as Meme Coin Market Heats Up

The options will expire on June 14 and have a strike price of $0.22 or about 31% higher than the current price.

DOGE Meme shiba inu (Atsuko Sato)

Finance

ZKasino Gives Users 72 Hours to Retrieve Their Ether

The on-chain casino received $33 million in deposits last month.

Zkasino has re-opened ether bridge to users. (Carl Raw/Unsplash)

Finance

Riot Plans Hostile Takeover of Bitfarms; Proposes $2.30 Per Share

Riot privately offered its proposal last month, with Bitfarms rejecting it.

A photo of four mining rigs

Finance

Crypto Lending Firm Maple Finance Unveils Syrup Yield Platform and Rewards Token

Maple’s Syrup promises users yields of 15% by depositing Circle’s USDC stablecoin into the platform.

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Policy

Hong Kong Will Inspect Offices of Crypto Platforms as Important Compliance Deadline Looms

Hong Kong's push to be seen as a major crypto hub could come under scrutiny if several or some of the 18 applicants for a license don't move past this important deadline.

Hong Kong (Dan Freeman/Unsplash)