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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Citigroup reviews Metaco partnership (Miquel Parera/Unsplash)
Citigroup Reviews Partnership With Metaco, in Talks With Other Crypto Custodians: Bloomberg
Citigroup has started discussions with other crypto custody partners, according to the report.
Citigroup reviews Metaco partnership (Miquel Parera/Unsplash)
Base completes security audits
Coinbase's Base Prepares for Mainnet Launch With Slew of Security Audits
Base has engaged with over 100 external security researchers to test its forthcoming layer 2 blockchain.
Base completes security audits
(Steve Johnson/Unsplash)
Developer Six Clovers Rolls Out Cross-Border Crypto Payments on Sui
The Versal Network will allow companies to transact in stablecoins and central bank digital currencies.
(Steve Johnson/Unsplash)
COMP/USD chart on Binance (TradingView)
COMP Token Rises by 50% in 4 Days Amid Flurry of Whale Activity on Binance
One wallet deposited $3.5 million worth of USDT and withdrew $7.76 million in Compound's COMP tokens this week.
COMP/USD chart on Binance (TradingView)
"Zen will no longer be considered a privacy coin." (Nghia Do Thanh/Unsplash)
Horizen Scraps Privacy Coin Moniker Amid Regulatory Scrutiny
Horizen says it's now simply a layer 0 blockchain after deprecating the shielded pools on its main chain.
"Zen will no longer be considered a privacy coin." (Nghia Do Thanh/Unsplash)
Altcoin season beckons (Mar Cerdeira/Unsplash)
Blur, Arbitrum Lead Altcoin Surge as Traders Anticipate Bull Run
Trading volume for Blur has increased by 1,240% in the past 24-hours after it was listed on Upbit.
Altcoin season beckons (Mar Cerdeira/Unsplash)
BCH/USD chart (Cryptowatch)
Bitcoin Cash Prices Spikes to 4-Month High; Open Interest Rises to 77%
Bitcoin Cash was one of four assets listed on Citadel-backed exchange EDX this week.
BCH/USD chart (Cryptowatch)
Kyle Davies, left, and Su Zhu, right (Kyle Davies/Twitter)
OPNX Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Mike Dudas, Issues Justice Tokens
The bankruptcy claims exchange from Kyle Davies and Su Zhu – the founders of failed hedge fund Three Arrows Capital – has also issued Justice Tokens that offer exposure to def...
Kyle Davies, left, and Su Zhu, right (Kyle Davies/Twitter)
Three Arrows Capital is reborn as a venture capital firm (Unsplash)
Bankrupt Hedge Fund 3AC's Return as a VC Stirring Up Crypto Community
3AC co-founder Kyle Davies told CoinDesk that the new entity aims to provide support for projects that are building for a decentralized future, but skeptics have recalled the...
Three Arrows Capital is reborn as a venture capital firm (Unsplash)
A kava farm (Scot NElson/Flickr/Wikimedia Commons)
Tether Issues USDT on Kava Blockchain; KAVA Token Climbs 5%
Tether is looking to improve the stablecoin's liquidity across multiple blockchains.
A kava farm (Scot NElson/Flickr/Wikimedia Commons)