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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Finance

Fund Manager Fintonia Group Receives Provisional Virtual Assets License in Dubai

Fintonia Group has followed in the footsteps of several leading crypto companies in securing a license to operate in Dubai.

Dubai (David Rodrigo/Unsplash)

Finance

Genesis Files $1.2B Claim Against Three Arrows Capital

Genesis's parent company, Digital Currency Group, has assumed Genesis' liabilities in the case.

Genesis Global Trading CEO Michael Moro at Consensus 2022 (Morgan Brown/CoinDesk/Shutterstock)

Finance

Celsius Outlines Next Steps as Bankruptcy Proceedings Begin

The insolvent crypto lender has said that it will give customers an option of staying "long crypto" or receiving a discounted cash settlement.

Celsius outlines next steps. (PhotonBlast/Unsplash)

Finance

Coinbase Secures Regulatory Approval in Italy

The crypto exchange joins Binance in gaining clearance in that country.

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Finance

Binance Fined $3.4M by Dutch Central Bank

The crypto exchange was penalized for failing to register in the Netherlands.

Changpeng Zhao, CEO de Binance. (Archivo de CoinDesk)

Policy

Vladimir Putin Signs Law Banning Digital-Asset Payments in Russia

He has signed a bill that adds to a previous prohibition against cryptocurrency payments in the country.

El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin. (DimitroSevastopol/Pixabay)

Finance

Celsius Owed $439M by Lending Firm EquitiesFirst: Report

Celsius first borrowed from EquitiesFirst in 2019 before an overcollateralized crypto loan went sour in 2021.

Celsius Network founder and CEO Alex Mashinsky (CoinDesk)

Finance

DeFiance Capital Has Been 'Materially Affected' by Three Arrows Liquidation

The firm's CEO has said he is committed to recovering all assets that may have been affected.

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Finance

OKX Secures License in Dubai and Plans to Open Regional Hub

The exchange has followed in the footsteps of FTX and Kraken in securing a license in the UAE.

Dubai (David Rodrigo/Unsplash)

Finance

Shanghai Plans to Cultivate $52B Metaverse Industry by 2025

Shanghai wants to create more than 100 companies in a plan that focuses on virtual reality and increased connectivity.

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