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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Crypto Daybook 美洲

Bitcoin experts prefer this defined-risk strategy for the next leg higher in prices

Your day-ahead look for Aug. 27, 2026

Heatmap of bitcoin monthly returns since 2013

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Live updates: Bitcoin trades near $80,000 as stocks close with gains

U.S. spot bitcoin funds have taken in $2.8 billion since the run began, and ether ETFs are matching it day for day. Three sessions are left to make August their best month since October 2025.

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South Korea’s top financial conglomerate team up with Visa to test stablecoin issuance and B2B settlements

Shinhan Financial Group will use Visa’s platform to test stablecoin issuance, remittance, and redemption while building new AI-powered payment models.

Shinhan Financial's headquarters in Seoul. (Mobius6/Wikimedia Commons)

政策

ECB claims digital euro will offer 'maximum level of privacy' amid surveillance fears

Central bank officials say the Eurosystem will be structurally unable to link users to purchases, but civil society groups remain skeptical.

ECB executive board member Piero Cipollone. (ECB/Press)

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Crypto Daybook 美洲

The 3 catalysts that could define bitcoin's next move

Your day-ahead look for Aug. 26, 2026

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Japan to start stocks and bonds tokenization development plans this year

Japan's regulators are racing to modernize national settlement systems to prevent institutional investors and foreign capital from fleeing to overseas markets.

Tokyo, Japan. (Takashi Miyazaki/Unsplash)

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Live updates: Bitcoin trades in tight range above $78,000 as Nvidia tops estimates

Markets are now looking ahead to Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's keynote speech at the Jackson Hole conference on Friday.

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Las Vegas businessman convicted in $24 million 'AI supercomputer' crypto Ponzi scheme

Brent Kovar has been found guilty of running a crypto Ponzi scheme, defrauding at least 400 investors out of $24 million.

Las Vegas, Nevada (Glaucia/Pixabay)

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市场

Solana ETFs extend growth streak to 5 days after year's biggest inflows

Monday's $33.5 million was the largest single-day inflow since December, pushing cumulative net inflows to a record $1.22 billion and trading volume to $166.8 million.

Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko (CoinDesk)