Olivier Acuna

A breaking news reporter and generalist at Coindesk, Olivier has been a journalist since 1984. He worked for UPI, AP, the Guardian, ITV News and several other major news organizations, covering everything from sports, finance, business to global affairs, politics, elections, economy and organized crime. He dove into crypto and Web3 in 2018 and has been intensely involved in the space since. He holds a MA in Broadcast Journalism from U.K.’s Birmingham City University and a postgraduate marketing diploma from King’s College London. He holds XION and AP3X.

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Policy

SEC chair says 'time is right' for pension funds to include crypto, CFTC head says digital assets set to flourish

SEC Chair Paul Atkins and CFTC Chair Mike Selig said they are working with the Senate to get a crypto market structure bill over the line.

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Dubai Insurance offers a crypto wallet so you can pay premiums and collect claims in bitcoin

In partnership with Standard Chartered’s Zodia Custody, Dubai Insurance is the first insurer globally to issue a crypto wallet for its policy holders to transact with digital assets.

(Photo by ZQ Lee on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Russia plans to cap retail crypto buys at $4,000 as it brings digital assets into the legal fold

Russian lawmakers plan crypto regulations by midyear, permitting trading for qualified and retail investors while banning anonymous coins and domestic payments.

(Dmitry Ivanov via Wikimedia Commons / Modified by CoinDesk)


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Wall Street giants push back on exemptions for tokenized securities in SEC meeting

Executives and industry groups pressed regulators to apply traditional securities rules to blockchain-based trading, pushing back on exemptions even as DeFi enters the debate.

SEC headquarters (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

The UK government says banks need to stop blocking crypto firms if the country wants to become a digital hub

U.K. officials say banks must treat crypto businesses fairly as final regulation nears. Strategy

HM Treasury building London (Tilman2007 via Wikimedia Commons/Modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

UK advertising watchdog bans Coinbase ads as 'irresponsible'

The ASA banned Coinbase adverts concluding they imply crypto could ease the country's cost-of-living crisis.

The "eggs now out of budget" Coinbase ad censured by the Advertising Standards Authority. (Photo by Sheldon Reback/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Stablecoins seen as ‘the default’ for payments as OKX brings crypto card to Europe

With EU banks exploring stablecoin issuance and regulators laying ground rules, OKX says its card marks a turning point in crypto’s integration into everyday finance.


Policy

UK banks’ anti-crypto stance intensifies even as regulatory process moves forward

A crypto lobby group said it found "increased hostility" from British banks, casting a shadow over the global cryptocurrency leadership the country said it is vying for.

(Photo by Andrea De Santis on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)