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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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)

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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)

Finance

FTX Used Customer Funds Among Other Assets to Prop Up Alameda Research in May: Report

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried transferred at least $4 billion in funds, according to a report.

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Bankman-Fried, CEO de FTX, niega rumores de insolvencia después de que Binance liquidara tokens FTT

La CEO de la empresa hermana de FTX, Alameda Research, ofreció comprar tantos FTT como Binance quiera vender.

Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO de FTX. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

US Seizes 50K Bitcoins Related to Silk Road Marketplace

The bitcoin, which was obtained in 2012 and which was valued at $3.36 billion when it was discovered in November, is now worth $1.04 billion.

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Finance

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Denies Insolvency Rumors as Binance Liquidates FTT Token

The head of FTX sister company Alameda Research offered to buy as much FTT as Binance wants to sell.

Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO de FTX. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

USDC Issuer Circle to Add Solana Support for Euro Coin in 2023

The stablecoin was introduced in June and is backed by a mix of cash and European government debt.

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Bitcoin Miner Hive Blockchain Holds $68M of BTC, Has No Debt Costs on Equipment

Hive Blockchain is bucking the bearish mining industry trend, holding $68 million on BTC while producing 307 bitcoin in October.

Riot Platforms’ acquisition of Block Mining makes sense, JPMorgan says. (Sandali Handagama)

Finance

Binance to Sell Rest of FTX Token Holdings as Alameda CEO Defends Firm's Financial Condition

Alameda's CEO offered to buy Binance's FTT token holdings for $22 apiece.

Changpeng Zhao ,CEO of Binance, at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Monkey Drainer Scammer Strikes Again, Steals $800K of NFTs

The phishing scammer made off with seven Crypto Punks and 20 Otherside NFTs.

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