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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Eric Trump reitrates claim bitcoin is just getting started on its road to $1 million

U.S. President Donald Trump’s son Eric Trump acknowledged bitcoin’s volatility but said its upside potential outweighs the risks as prices hover below $70,000.

Eric Trump speaks at Consensus 2025 in Toronto (CoinDesk)

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Mike McGlone softens bitcoin downside target to $28,000 after backlash over $10,000 call

Market analysts said the extreme downside scenario risked influencing real capital flows, prompting a heated public debate over bitcoin’s macro outlook.

Bear. (Photo by Sean Benesh on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Illicit networks accounted for $141 billion of the trillions of stablecoin volume in 2025

Sanctions-related activity accounted for 86% of illicit crypto flows last year, with most of those flows routed through stablecoin platforms, according to TRM Labs.

Cyber crime (satheeshsankaran/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

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Ethereum’s 50% staking milestone triggers backlash over 'misleading' supply data

CoinShares researcher Luke Nolan says the 50% figure is ‘inaccurate, or at least materially misleading’ and staked ether is closer to 30% of supply. Ethplorer.io’s Aleksandr Vat agrees.

Ethereum News

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Bitcoin miner Riot stock jumps nearly 9% as activist Starboard urges AI data center expansion

The activist investor said Riot's 1.7 GW power capacity can drive premium AI hosting deals at Texas sites.

Racks of mining machines.

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Tokenized pre-IPO shares topic ignites legal debate at Consensus Hong Kong 2026

Ultan Miller touts a blockchain-based pre-IPO index, while critics warn unauthorized equity tokenization risks legal and investor fallout.

Hecto Finance's Ultan Miller. (Photo by Olivier Acuna/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Crypto venture capital firm Dragonfly raises $650 million despite 'gloom of a bear market'

The firm’s fourth fund positions it alongside a16z and Paradigm even as blockchain VC fundraising contracts and investors pivot toward stablecoins and tokenized finance.

Haseeb Quershi (Dragonfly) at Consensus Hong Kong