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

Ikigai Asset Management Had 'Large Majority' of Assets on FTX, Unclear Whether It Will Be Able to Continue

Chief Investment Officer Travis Kling tweeted that the hedge fund has only been able to withdraw "very little" of its funds.

Travis Kling, Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Ikigai Asset Management (Brady Dale/CoinDesk)

Finance

Binance Users Withdrew $1.35B of Bitcoin in Days Following FTX Collapse

The net exit of crypto was industry-wide as FTX closed off customer withdrawals and ultimately filed for bankruptcy protection.

Bitcoin outflows on Binance (CryptoQuant)

Finance

Canaan Q3 Net Income Drops 88% as Bitcoin Mining Declines

Negative market dynamics have caused a reduction in net income, revenue and computing power sold in the third quarter of this year.

Antminer bitcoin mining rigs displayed at Consensus 2021 (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)

Finance

FTX Has European License Suspended by Cyprus Regulator

The troubled exchange's European arm FTX EU has had its license in Cyprus suspended just two months after securing it.

Sam Bankman-Fried and former U.S. President Bill Clinton at Crypto Bahamas conference in Nassau in April 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Market Maker ​​B2C2's CEO Phillip Gillespie Departs

Gillespie is leaving to join SBI Financial Services in a venture capital role.

(Shutterstock)

Finance

Crypto Exchange FTX Reopens Bahamian Withdrawals: Nansen

Several users have been able to withdraw crypto for the first time in days.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Fintech Firm Qenta to Go Public Through SPAC Merger

The startup tracks the origins and ownership of precious metals with blockchain technology.

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Finance

Tether Freezes $46M of USDT Held by FTX Following Law-Enforcement Request

The stablecoin lost its $1 peg earlier on Thursday.

(CoinDesk)

Finance

FTX Has Made $34M in Trading Fees Since Recent FTT Token Burn Despite Withdrawal Freeze

FTX did not report the recent token burn, which was scheduled on Nov. 7.

Former FTX CEO Sam-Bankman-Fried (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Troubled Crypto Lender Hodlnaut Had $13M on FTX Before Withdrawal Freeze

Hodlnaut held bitcoin, ethereum and stablecoins on FTX before withdrawals were frozen.

Anchorage Digital will be Apollo's crypto custodian. (Jason Dent/Unsplash)