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Oliver Benjamin

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Oliver Benjamin is a DeFi research writer at DefiLiban, specializing in decentralized finance systems, token economics, liquidity design, and blockchain market structure. His work focuses on analyzing how DeFi protocols function beneath surface-level narratives, with particular attention to incentives, on-chain behavior, yield systems, and emerging crypto infrastructure. He is known for producing research-driven content that explains complex decentralized systems in a structured and accessible way. Before joining DefiLiban, Oliver worked across quantitative finance, blockchain research, and digital asset analysis roles involving DeFi strategy evaluation, smart contract ecosystems, and market data interpretation. He holds an M.Sc. in Quantitative Finance from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and has completed additional certifications in blockchain architecture, machine learning, and DeFi research. Oliver’s writing combines analytical depth with practical market insight, focusing on system design, protocol mechanics, and long-term developments within decentralized finance.

News

Fed experiment shows how bitcoin rallies attract new crypto buyers

A new Cleveland Fed working paper on cryptocurrencies in household finance points to a behavioral link between bitcoin price rallies and the arrival of first-time crypto buyers, suggesting that strong bitcoin returns can pull fresh retail participants into digital assets.

Aug 24·3 min read·By Oliver Benjamin

Risk

Term Finance Loses $8.5M After Attacker Buys Voting Power

Term Finance, an Ethereum-based lending protocol, lost an estimated $8. 5 million after an attacker acquired voting power and used it to force through a malicious governance action, in a Term Finance exploit that drained protocol-controlled funds rather than exploiting a code-level bug.

Aug 24·2 min read·By Oliver Benjamin

Liquidity

Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs Post $2.6B Weekly Inflows, Best Combined Week of 2026

Combined flows matter because they aggregate demand across both the Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF complexes rather than isolating a single asset. Daily and weekly issuer-level tallies for the two categories are tracked on Farside's spot Bitcoin ETF flow dashboard and its Ethereum counterpart.

Aug 24·2 min read·By Oliver Benjamin

News

SEC Opens Comment Period on Cboe 3x Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF Proposal

The SEC has opened a comment period on Cboe's proposed 3x Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF, inviting public input on a filing that would introduce leveraged, combined exposure to the two largest crypto assets through a single regulated product.

Aug 24·3 min read·By Oliver Benjamin

Risk

The Sandbox Says It Contained Bridge Exploit Minting Unbacked SAND

The Sandbox said it contained a bridge exploit that minted unbacked SAND on Base and BSC, an asset-integrity incident that touched the token's cross-chain supply rather than a single wallet or routine transfer.

Aug 22·2 min read·By Oliver Benjamin

Protocols

Circle targets Sept. 16 for Arc public mainnet launch

Circle is targeting Sept. 16 for the public mainnet launch of Arc, its blockchain network, moving the project from pre-launch phases toward broader availability.

Aug 21·2 min read·By Oliver Benjamin

News

Bitcoin Rally Driven by Binance Short Squeeze: CryptoQuant

The core of the thesis is a mechanical one: a Binance short squeeze forces short sellers to buy back positions as price rises, feeding a self-reinforcing bid that looks like demand but is really just leverage unwinding.

Aug 21·3 min read·By Oliver Benjamin

News

Fed’s Daly Signals Longer Inflation Fight as Bitcoin Rate Tailwind Stays Conditional

San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly has laid out a longer path back to the central bank's inflation target, a message that tempers hopes for rapid rate cuts and keeps Bitcoin's macro tailwind firmly conditional on the data that comes next.

Aug 21·2 min read·By Oliver Benjamin

Liquidity

Bitcoin ETF Outflows Hit 77,000 BTC as Retail Investors Exit

Bitcoin ETF outflows reached roughly 77,000 BTC over a single quarter, and the redemption pressure appears to be concentrated among retail investors rather than long-horizon institutional holders. The figure points to a sustained pullback in mainstream demand rather than a one-day flush.

Aug 20·3 min read·By Oliver Benjamin

Liquidity

Bitcoin and the US Dollar: DXY, Fed and BTC

The mechanism starts with the Fed. On July 29, 2026, the FOMC left the federal funds target range unchanged at 3.

Aug 20·4 min read·By Oliver Benjamin

News

Bitcoin’s 2 p.m. Fed Risk Signals a Bigger Hawkish Bloc Than the 9-3 Vote

The distinction that matters is between the three visible dissents and a broader hawkish alignment the vote never records. Only 12 officials cast a formal policy vote, while all 19 participants join the discussion, so committee language can carry more restrictive intent than the split alone suggests.

Aug 19·4 min read·By Oliver Benjamin

News

OCC targets November timeline for GENIUS Act stablecoin rules

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is targeting a November timeline to finalize stablecoin rules under the GENIUS Act, according to partially verified reporting on the agency's rulemaking process.

Aug 19·2 min read·By Oliver Benjamin