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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Політика

UK slaps sanctions on three crypto exchanges over alleged Russia links

Britain said the crypto platforms and two payment services may have helped Russia evade financial sanctions, with two handling transactions involving the Kremlin-backed A7 network.

The Kremlin in Moscow (Artem Beliaikin/Unsplash)

Політика

Dark web drug market operator sentenced to 40 years, forfeits $101 million in bitcoin

A man from Virginia, who facilitated millions of drug transactions worth roughly $430 million, agreed to give up $100 million worth of BTC. His partner forfeited nearly 1,600 BTC.

cybercriminal darknet  (Kasia/Unsplash)

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EU securities regulator gives crypto platforms 3 months to remove unauthorized stablecoins

ESMA said authorized platforms must block new access to stablecoins that fail to meet MiCA rules, while national authorities oversee existing customer holdings.

ESMA offices. (ESMA/Media)

Технології

‘Bunker mode’ is a far greater challenge for institutions than individual crypto holders

As crypto debates whether holders should move funds before AI or quantum advances expose wallet keys, custody firms face a separate problem: upgrading systems before an emergency migration.

An apparently plastic cube with LEDs rests on top of a rock. (Nicolas Arnold/Unsplash)

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Фінанси

Cardano Foundation spins out Veridian, tokenizes its shares on new standard

Veridian became the first company to use Cardano’s new programmable-token standard for its equity, though the tokenized shares are not being offered to the public.

Frederik Gregaard, the Cardano Foundation’s CEO and Veridian’s chair (Cardano Foundation/Press)

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NUVA brings U.S. residential mortgage credit to offshore investors

The company's HOME token gives eligible investors exposure to a vault of U.S. home equity lines of credit starting from 1 USDC and targets a 7% annual yield.

A 50-euro note inside a model house. (Jakub Żerdzicki/Unsplash)

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Standard Chartered to expand institutional crypto and RWA custody to Singapore

The bank would offer the service to institutions and accredited corporate investors, subject to regulatory requirements.

Singapore. (Jayiayli/Unsplash)

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Технології

Samsung integrates USDC to overhaul cross-border remittances for 82 million Galaxy users

Eligible users will be able to send USDC abroad or send local-currency payouts to bank accounts in more than 60 countries, starting late October.

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Polygon taps TRON’s $94 billion stablecoin supply for seamless cross-border transfers

Polygon said businesses can also move the world’s largest stablecoin USDT between TRON and EVM networks without connecting to a wallet provider, bridge or fiat-ramp operator.

Justin Sun and Sandeep Nailwal (Polygon/Press)