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 firm RedotPay says it will defend itself ‘vigorously’ against Binance lawsuit

Binance alleged RedotPay poached customers from the crypto exchange in a lawsuit filed in Hong Kong.

Lawsuit. Court gavel book and money. (Sasun Bughdaryan/Unsplash)

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Yellow Card raises $40 million to link banks to stablecoin processing

The funds bring Yellow Card’s total financing to more than $120 million since being founded 10 years ago.

Yellow Card founders Chris Maurice and Justin Poiroux. (Yellow Card/Press)

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The $120 million Coldcard hack lights up Bitcoin's memory pool

Your day-ahead look for Aug. 5, 2026

Chart showing the number of transactions waiting in Bitcoin's mempool.

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Why bitcoin’s ‘500-day rule’ faces its biggest test yet

The so-called ‘500-day rule’ says buying BTC roughly 500 days before a bitcoin halving and selling it about 500 days after would have produced profits in prior cycles.

A bus carries a Bitcoin advert.

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Samsung is poised to become a dominant stablecoin distributor, analysts say

Samsung seeks to turn 800 million Galaxy phones into wallets for digital assets and blockchain payments, backed by a deeper play in crypto infrastructure.

Samsung headquarters. (Samsung Press)

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Bitget set to exit Japan, close all remaining positions by year-end

The crypto trading platform, ranked fifth on CoinGecko, stopped accepting new registrations on Sunday and plans to shut down all remaining positions by Dec. 31.

Tokyo, Japan. (Erik Eastman/Unsplash)


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Bithumb now targets 2028 IPO after major internal restructuring

The South Korean crypto trading platform plans to see a preliminary listing review in 2027, but did not identify a proposed listing venue yet.

Seoul, South Korea. (Mathew Schwartz/Unsplash)

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Live updates: Bitcoin flirts with $64,000 as stocks start strong in August

ARP Digital’s Yusuf Fakhro said bitcoin’s weakness reflects stalled participation more than forced selling, with ETF flows turning negative, CME open interest back at 2023 levels and Strategy idle for a fifth straight week.

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