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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Finance

DeFi is not really decentralized, it is unavoidably centralized

Rules are required to ensure DeFi projects grow and mature, which means they need layers of centralization before becoming truly decentralized. .

Consensus Hong Kong 2026 (Photo: Olivier Acuna/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Robinhood believes yields should be passed on to the customer, criticizes traditional finance

Robinhood’s Johann Kerbrat took the stage along with Bullish CEO Tom Farley to speak of his platform's views on stablecoin yields and traditional financial systems.

Tom Farley and Johann Kerbratt (Photo: Olivier Acuna/Modified by CoinDesk)


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Fugitive foreigner sentenced in the U.S. to 20 years for $73 million crypto scam

A U.S. judge sentenced Daren Li to 20 years for a $73 million crypto fraud. The scam used Cambodia-based compounds to target victims via social media and dating apps.

US court. (Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto.com founder buys ai.com for record $70 million: FT

Kris Marszalek joined the AI industry with autonomous agents and a Super Bowl ad that briefly sidelined the website.

Kris Marszalek, Crypto.com

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Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, prepares to issue crypto-backed loans

Russia’s biggest bank said it plans to offer loans secured by cryptocurrency following a pilot deal with a mining firm, with legislation expected by mid-2026.


Finance

Metaplanet commits to bitcoin accumulation even as shares decline

Metaplanet, Asia's largest publicly traded holder of bitcoin, is currently deep in the red, with its average acquisition cost per bitcoin at roughly $107,000.

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Gemini to exit U.K., EU and Australia, reduce staff by 25%, and focus on U.S. and prediction markets

The crypto exchange has instructed affected customers to sign up with eToro by the end of March for withdrawals, while deposits and new accounts have been suspended.

Gemini co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss at White House (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Sovcombank says it's the first Russian bank to offer bitcoin-backed loans to public

Larger rival Sberbank beat Sovcombank to the punch, but it's still running as a pilot program.

Sovcombank office in a historic building in Vyborg. (Photo: Vesan99-Wikimedia Commons/Modified by CoinDesk)