Oliver Knight

Oliver Knight

Oliver Knight joined CoinDesk as a news reporter in April 2022. Before joining CoinDesk, Knight was the Chief Reporter at Coin Rivet for three years. Having graduated with a journalism degree from Birmingham City University, Knight went on to work at various sports publications before diving into the world of Bitcoin in 2014. He does not have any crypto holdings.

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Binance integrates Lightning Network. (Leon Contreras/Unsplash)
Lightning Network Bitcoin Deposits Now Live on Binance
Binance joins Kraken and Bitfinex in offering lightning network deposits.
Binance integrates Lightning Network. (Leon Contreras/Unsplash)
1inch chart (TradingView)
1inch Token Surges 58% as Daily Trading Volume Spikes to 20-Month High; Investor Moves $3.7M to Binance
Open interest across 1inch trading pairs also surged from $14 million to $125 million during the move.
1inch chart (TradingView)
Kyle Davies, Su Zhu, Mark Lamb (Kyle Davies/Twitter)
FTX, Celsius Bankruptcy Claims Can Now Be Sold on OPNX
Users will be able to convert their FTX or Celsius claims into the platform's reborn OX (reOX) or oUSD tokens.
Kyle Davies, Su Zhu, Mark Lamb (Kyle Davies/Twitter)
U.S. government moves bitcoin (Blockchain.com)
Silk Road–Linked Bitcoin Worth $300M Moved by U.S. Government: On-Chain Data
The U.S. government previously sold 9,861 bitcoin for $216 million in March.
U.S. government moves bitcoin (Blockchain.com)
(Austin Distel/Unsplash)
DeepBook Brings Centralized-Style Orders for Decentralized Finance on Sui Network
The DeepBook central limit order book will allow traders to view order flow and market depth on Sui.
(Austin Distel/Unsplash)
MATIC open interest (Coinalyze)
MATIC Surges 10% as Polygon's 2.0 Upgrade Draws Closer
Open interest for MATIC trading pairs has risen from $109 million to $160 million in the past 24 hours.
MATIC open interest (Coinalyze)
Algofi to shut down its DeFi protocol (Nastuh Abootalebi/Unsplash)
DeFi Protocol Holding 55% of Algorand Value to Shut Down
Algofi will close following a sharp drop in activity on the Algorand blockchain.
Algofi to shut down its DeFi protocol (Nastuh Abootalebi/Unsplash)
Arkham Intelligence rolls out data exchange (Adam Levine/CoinDesk)
Arkham Intelligence Rolls Out Crypto Data Marketplace; Privacy Advocates Cry Foul
Binance Launchpad will host a token sale for 5% of the ARKM token supply.
Arkham Intelligence rolls out data exchange (Adam Levine/CoinDesk)
Balancer releases token governance proposal. (Arnaud Jaegers/Unsplash)
DeFi Firms Sign Up to Balancer's Plan for Tackling Lack of Liquidity
The initiative will allow holders to vote in governance proposals while providing liquidity to decentralized exchanges.
Balancer releases token governance proposal. (Arnaud Jaegers/Unsplash)
(Arnaud Jaegers/Unsplash)
Aave Holders Vote on Proposal for DeFi Protocol to Convert 1,600 Ether Into wstETH and rETH
The Aave token has risen by 7.24% in the past 24 hours.
(Arnaud Jaegers/Unsplash)