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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Address poisoning scam yields $68 million (Kevin Ku/Unsplash)
Exploiter Steals $68M Worth of Crypto Through Address Poisoning
The victim was duped by a mimicked 0.05 ether transfer.
Address poisoning scam yields $68 million (Kevin Ku/Unsplash)
LayerZero co-founders CTO Ryan Zarick and CEO Bryan Pellegrino (Chung Chow, BIV)
LayerZero Takes Snapshot as Airdrop Draws Closer
The interoperability protocol indicated that there will be a series of airdrops.
LayerZero co-founders CTO Ryan Zarick and CEO Bryan Pellegrino (Chung Chow, BIV)
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Liquid Restaking Protocol Renzo Airdrops REZ Token, Debuts at $289M Market Cap
The token has $75 million in trading volume in the hour after claims went live.
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HBAR Foundation said "BlackRock fund is tokenized," Crypto Twitter heard "BlackRock has tokenized fund." (Wikimedia Commons)
Hedera's HBAR Doubles as Market Misinterprets BlackRock's Involvement in Tokenization, Then Falls 25%
The market gave back some of its earlier gains after realizing BlackRock wasn't directly involved in the tokenization on Hedera's blockchain.
HBAR Foundation said "BlackRock fund is tokenized," Crypto Twitter heard "BlackRock has tokenized fund." (Wikimedia Commons)
Tether 's logo painted on a wooden background.
Tether Will Freeze Wallets Evading Venezuelan Sanctions
Use of Tether has increased in Venezuela after the U.S. reimposed sanctions on oil exports.
Tether 's logo painted on a wooden background.
ZKasino sents $33M to Lido (Carl Raw/Unsplash)
ZKasino Users Plead for Refunds as $33M of Bridged Ether Sent to Lido
Depositors were originally told that bridged ether would be returned once the bridging phase was over.
ZKasino sents $33M to Lido (Carl Raw/Unsplash)
BTC chart (CoinDesk data)
Bitcoin Rally Holds Around $63,700 Following 4th Block Reward Halving
Bitcoin had slumped to as low as $59,685 on Friday morning, then rebounded heading into the event.
BTC chart (CoinDesk data)
Ethena Labs' keep rate (CryptoQuant)
USDe Holders Should Monitor Ethena's Reserve Fund to Avoid Risk, CryptoQuant Warns
CryptoQuant also said that Ethena's keep rate should remain above 32% in the event of a bear market.
Ethena Labs' keep rate (CryptoQuant)
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)