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

Binance, Kraken and Polygon Accelerate Hiring in Response to Industry-Wide Job Cuts

Coinbase, BlockFi and Crypto.com are among the crypto-related companies announcing layoffs this week.

Binance, Kraken y Polygon están contratando mientras el mercado está en baja. (Clem Onojeghuo/Unsplash)

Finance

Asset Manager AllianceBernstein to Add Blockchain Technology in Deal With Allfunds Unit

AllianceBernstein said blockchain technology will be transformative to the asset-management business.

Fusión exitosa de Ethereum en la testnet de Ropsten. (PineWatt/Unsplash)

Finance

Web 3 Service Provider ScienceMagic.Studios Raises $10.3M From Coinbase Ventures, DCG, Others

ScienceMagic.Studios aims to help early-stage Web 3 companies create a brand and engage in communities.

Money (Sharon McCutcheon / Unsplash)

Finance

Bank of England Chief Takes Victory Lap as Crypto Crumbles

Andrew Bailey, the head of the U.K. central bank, was testifying in Parliament on Monday afternoon.

Bank of England (PeterRoe/Pixabay)

Finance

MicroStrategy Now Down $1B on Its Bitcoin Bet

Bitcoin has extended its plunge to a fresh 18-month low, below $23,000.

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin, Ether Plunge Anew as Celsius Halts Withdrawals

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for June 13, 2022.

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Markets

Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy Leads Plunge in Crypto-Related Stocks

Bitcoin has tumbled below $24,000 for the first time in 18 months, and ether dropped to a 15-month low.

Mercado bajista —bear market, en inglés— de cripto. (Olen Gandy, Unsplash)

Finance

Binance.US Accused of Misleading Investors in Class-Action Lawsuit Over Terra

More than 2,000 investors are a part of the class-action lawsuit.

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Finance

Nexo Proposes Celsius Buyout as Rival Lending Platform Halts Withdrawals

Celsius said it also paused its swap and transfer products and did not provide a timeline for resuming withdrawals.

(Sharon McCutcheon/Unsplash)

Finance

Circle Agrees to Buy Web 3 Infrastructure Platform Cybavo

Circle will invest in research and development related to Cybavo while leveraging its development services.

(Sharon McCutcheon/Unsplash)