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

DeFi Protocol Ankr Says Ex-Employee Caused $5M Exploit

The company is working with law enforcement to prosecute the attacker.

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Finance

Waves Blockchain Founder Asks Exchanges to Delist WAVES Token Derivative Trading

Growing concerns over the USDN stablecoin has sent the WAVES token down 40% over the past two weeks.

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Finance

Encrypted Messaging Protocol Mask Network Acquires Mastodon Server Pawoo.net

Pawoo.net is the second-largest instance on Mastodon with 800,000 users.

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Finance

Grayscale Will Explore Returning Portion of Investor Capital if SEC Refuses Spot Bitcoin ETF

Grayscale sued the U.S. regulator in June after its latest spot bitcoin ETF application was denied.

Grayscale's Michael Sonnenshein speaks at Invest: NYC 2019 (CoinDesk)

Finance

US Prosecutors Look to Charge Binance, Executives on Possible Money Laundering Violations: Reuters

The Department of Justice has also discussed a possible plea deal with Binance's lawyers, the report added.

Changpeng Zhao, CEO de Binance. (Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)

Finance

Sam Bankman-Fried, CZ Battle It Out on Twitter Over Binance's Exit from FTX

The former FTX CEO and current Binance CEO disagree on the details of FTX's buyout of Binance's investment in it last year.

Sam Bankman-Fried vs. CZ (CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Trading Firm Amber Group Ditches $25M Chelsea Sponsorship Deal Amid Layoffs: Report

The crypto trader will also lay off 40% of its workforce as it feels the squeeze of the bear market.

Amber (Pixabay)

Finance

South Korean Court Denies Injunction Against Crypto Exchanges for Delisting Metaverse Token Wemix: Report

The wemix token is trading 90% lower than this time last month after it was delisted by several exchanges.

Seoul, South Korea (Ciaran O'Brien/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Zipmex Secures Creditor Protection Extension as Takeover Deal Nears

V Ventures looks set to acquire 90% stake of Zipmex for $100 million in cash and crypto, according to Bloomberg.

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Finance

FCA-Regulated Crypto Custodian Digivault Is Up for Sale Following Eqonex Liquidation: Source

A deal to buy Digivault, which is winding down operations, would include a crypto license in the United Kingdom.

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