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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Omni Network signs $600 million deal with Ether.Fi (Blogging guide/Unsplash)
Omni Network Signs $600M Restaking Deal With Ether.Fi to Enhance Security
Both Omni and Ether.Fi have committed to EigenLayer's pooled security model.
Omni Network signs $600 million deal with Ether.Fi (Blogging guide/Unsplash)
Blast TVL (DefiLlama)
Blast, Hyped Layer-2 Chain, Sees Most Deposits Bridge to Yield Manager
The controversial layer-2 network had taken $2.3 billion in deposits since November as it prepared for launch. What remains is now down to about $350 million, but many of the...
Blast TVL (DefiLlama)
Funding (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)
IOTA's Ecosystem Foundation Commits $10M for Tokenization, Trade Startups
The investment will focus on startups in the UAE and Africa.
Funding (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)
ether.fi raises $23 million (Giorgio Trovato/Unsplash)
Liquid Restaking Protocol Ether.Fi Raises $23M Series A
The total amount of capital on ether.fi has jumped from $103 million to $1.66 billion since the turn of the year.
ether.fi raises $23 million (Giorgio Trovato/Unsplash)
AERO token rises 77% (TradingView)
Liquidity Protocol's Token AERO Surges 77% After CB Ventures Invests in Aerodrome Finance
Aerodrome Finance is the largest protocol on Base with more than 30% of a market share.
AERO token rises 77% (TradingView)
Tornado Cash website and Discord taken offline (Nikolas Noonan/Unsplash)
Tornado Cash Reportedly Suffers Backend Exploit, User Deposits at Risk
The exploit has the function to steal deposit data and deposited funds.
Tornado Cash website and Discord taken offline (Nikolas Noonan/Unsplash)
Uniswap price (CoinDesk data)
Early Uniswap Whale Sold $1M Worth of UNI as Price Surged
The wallet in question still holds $10.6 million worth of UNI tokens.
Uniswap price (CoinDesk data)
MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (Getty Images)
Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy Purchased an Additional 3K BTC, Now Holds $10B Worth
The company now has about a $3.8 billion in unrealized profit on its bitcoin stash.
MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (Getty Images)
The BitForex website has gone dark. (Kris/Pixabay)
BitForex Website Goes Dark Amid Reported $57M Outflow
The exchange's CEO stepped down in January.
The BitForex website has gone dark. (Kris/Pixabay)
Flare raises $35 million. (Pixabay)
Layer-1 Network Flare Raises $35M From Kenetic, Aves Lair
The round includes investment from Kenetic and Aves Lair.
Flare raises $35 million. (Pixabay)