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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Markets

CME dives further into $85 trillion digital assets market with Nasdaq CME Crypto Index futures

A CME group executive said the demand grew with average daily trading volume in his firms’ suite increasing by 43% year-to date.

CME Group (CoinDesk Archives)

Markets

Why bitcoin’s recent climb to $80,000 might just be a temporary liquidity squeeze

Spot ETF outflows and a hawkish Federal Reserve are creating a "macro ceiling" that makes a new all-time high unlikely without a major geopolitical shift.

A hand squeezing a lemon. (j4p4n/OpenClipArt)

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Clarity Act markup leaves bitcoin unstirred

Your day-ahead look for May 14, 2026

The dome of the Capitol

Policy

UK parliament to probe Nigel Farage’s $6.8 million donation from crypto billionaire

If found guilty of violating the Parliamentary code of conduct, the Reform UK party leader could be suspended from the House of Commons.

Nigel Farage. (Reform UK)

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Markets

Bitcoin buyers with long-term 'conviction' surges 300% with most recent buyers sitting on profits

Bitcoin held by so-called conviction buyers has surged to nearly 4 million BTC, a roughly 300% increase since late 2025.

Bitcoin bus (Olivier Acuna/CoinDesk)

Finance

EToro reiterates commitment to crypto despite falling activity in Q1

CEO Yoni Assia says he’s bullish on crypto and expects to see it back to all-time highs this year even as crypto derivatives trading on eToro dropped.

EToro CEO Yoni Assia. (Vanja Savic/Wikimedia Commons)

Markets

Bitcoin’s bull-bear cycle indicator turns green for first time since March 2023

While some experts point to $90,000 as the next explosive level, others caution that this new "early bull" signal isn't a guaranteed crystal ball.

AI trading screens. (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay)

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Finance

France’s central banker Beau clashes with Lagarde over private digital euro plans

France’s central bank deputy governor told CoinDesk public and private European entities need to get involved in digital asset development, diverging sharply from Christine Lagarde’s stance.

France Central Bank Deputy Governor Denis Beau. (Banque de France/Press)

Finance

CleanSpark stock slides 9% as quarterly earnings miss estimates on bitcoin holdings loss

CleanSpark reported a net loss of $378.3 million for the quarter ending on March 31, a steep increase from the $138.8 million loss reported the same period last year.

An engineer works with bitcoin mining rigs (Shutterstock)