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

Binance Sets Up Bitcoin Lightning Nodes to Ease Deposits and Withdrawals

A host of crypto exchanges have set up their own Lightning nodes in recent months to offer faster bitcoin transactions to users.

Binance sets up lightning network nodes (Leon Contreras/Unsplash)

Tech

Latest Cardano Node Upgrade Goes Live on Mainnet

The upgrade 8.1.1 also contains software patches for minor issues from a previous node version.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Traders Flock to OTC Markets as Exchange Liquidity Dries Up Amid Regulatory Clampdown

Over-the-counter demand is on the rise as spreads remain tight across OTC desks.

(Shutterstock)

Web3

Aave's Decentralized Social Media Platform Lens Protocol Releases New Governance Model

Lens Improvement Proposals (LIPs) is an attempt to create a framework for developers, creators and users to participate in the decision-making process of Len’s future development.

(Arnaud Jaegers/Unsplash)

Policy

Polygon Labs Rolls Out Open Database for Blockchain Use Cases

Called "The Value Prop," the database hosts as many as 39 use cases and over 300 applications, with numbers expected to increase.

(Polygon Labs)

Tech

Cross-Chain Bridge deBridge Launches App for Trading Without Liquidity Pools

The DLN app is now live with support for Ethereum, Arbitrum, Polygon, Fantom, BNB Chain, and Avalanche.

(AhmadArdity/Pixabay)

Finance

DeFi Platform EigenLayer Rolls Out Restaking Protocol on Ethereum Mainnet

EigenLayer's developers raised $64.5 million in a series of investment rounds.

(Mohan Murugesan/Unsplash)

Markets

Someone Flash Loaned $200M From MakerDAO to Make $3 Profit

An arbitrage bot took advantage of MakerDAO's 'DssFlash' contract, creating a $200 million flash loan to extract $3 in profit.

$200m DAI flash loan (Arkham)

Markets

Bitcoin Supply on Exchanges Slides to Three-Year Low

Supply is likely dropping as traders and investors increasingly choose to self custody bitcoin holdings amid regulatory and exchange risks.

Bitcoin supply slid to a three-year low. (Sergio Silva/Unsplash)

Markets

Crypto Global Bid and Ask Metric Plunged 20% Over Weekend, Points to Paper Thin Liquidity

Hyblock Capital's global bid and ask indicator plunged 20% during Saturday's altcoin crash, indicating a sharp deterioration in the crypto market liquidity.

Las criptomonedas registraron baja liquidez. (Olga Thelavart/Unsplash)