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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Ethena's total value locked surged 12-fold in 60 days. (DefiLlama)
Ethena Labs Divides Opinion as High Yield Stirs Memories of Terra
"A lot of things can go wrong," in Ethena's yield-generation strategy, said Folkvang CEO Mike van Rossum.
Ethena's total value locked surged 12-fold in 60 days. (DefiLlama)
Pre-sale token scams on the rise (Blockaid)
Half of Solana Pre-Sales Are Scams, Blockaid Says
Around $100 million was sent to token pre-sales over the course of a weekend last month.
Pre-sale token scams on the rise (Blockaid)
Ethena Labs increases staking rewards (Autumn_ schroe/Unsplash)
ENA Rises 15% as Ethena Labs Increases Staking Rewards
The initial lock cap has been set at $200 million and will be adjusted to increase over time.
Ethena Labs increases staking rewards (Autumn_ schroe/Unsplash)
Binance (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
Binance Stops Support for Bitcoin NFTs Citing 'Streamlining' of Offered Products
Users have been prompted to withdraw Bitcoin NFTs from Binance by May 18.
Binance (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood
Cathie Wood Attributes Bitcoin's Rise to National Currency Devaluations
Wood called bitcoin an "insurance policy against rogue regimes and horrible fiscal and monetary policies."
Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood
MOEW chart (TradingView)
Crypto Exchange Bitget's Wallet Team Joins Meme Coin Hype, Issues Token That Rises 14,000%
The token's rise comes alongside a wave of trading volume.
MOEW chart (TradingView)
Wormhole airdrop (ian dooley/Unsplash)
Wormhole Debuts at $3B Valuation in 617M Token Airdrop
Based on the debut price, the project's W token has a fully diluted value of $16.5 billion.
Wormhole airdrop (ian dooley/Unsplash)
Worldwide Asset Exchange signs deal with AWS (Sean Do/Unsplash)
Layer-1 Blockchain WAX Signs Deal With Amazon Web Services
The deal will allow developers to deploy nodes on WAX using the AWS console.
Worldwide Asset Exchange signs deal with AWS (Sean Do/Unsplash)
16:9 KuCoin (Shutterstock)
Crypto Exchange KuCoin Violated Anti-Money Laundering Laws, U.S. Charges
The exchange was charged under the Bank Secrecy Act.
16:9 KuCoin (Shutterstock)
(Larry Teo/Unsplash)
AIOZ Network Partners With Alibaba Cloud to Boost AI, Storage and Streaming Services
Alibaba Cloud teamed up with NEAR to enhance web3 adoption in Asia last year.
(Larry Teo/Unsplash)