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

Bitcoin developer Jameson Lopp says it's better to freeze 5.6 million BTC than let hackers have them

Lopp says dormant coins could pose systemic risk if quantum computing gives attackers the ability to grab them, intensifying the growing “freeze or not freeze” debate.

Casa CTO Jameson Lopp (right) speaks at Consensus 2019.

Policy

Pakistan lifts seven-year ban, allowing banks to service crypto providers

Pakistan sent a letter to all banks and financial regulatory firms notifying them that they may provide crypto services,, but remain barred from trading or holding crypto assets.

Old State Bank of Pakistan building. (Asim Iftikhar Nagi/Wikimedia Commons)

Crypto Daybook Americas

Income ETFs could be bitcoin’s volatility kill switch

What you need to know for April 15, 2026

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Finance

Rakuten to allow XRP to be used as payment method by its 44 million customers

Rakuten Pay users will also be able to spot trade XRP via the Rakuten Pay app and exchange the Japanese e-commerce giant’s points to purchase Ripple’s token

Rakuten headquarters. (Akonnchiroll/Wikimedia Commons)

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Markets

High Roller stock more than doubles on prediction markets partnership with Crypto.com

The announcement comes as an increasing number of companies move into prediction markets, an industry that is estimated to grow to $1 trillion by 2030

Four people at a bar watch sports on a bank of television screens. (Amit Lahav/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin rises to one-month high above $75,000 as analysts eye major breakout

Several crypto market experts explain what might happen if bitcoin manages to hold $75,000, and if it does not.

Bitcoin bus (Olivier Acuna/CoinDesk)

Policy

OneCoin victims get a $40 million lifeline more than a decade after the scam began

The Department of Justice said it has $40 million in seized assets for victim compensation and it will continue working to seize further criminal proceeds for the defrauded investors

The U.S. Department of Justice grabbed another of the men it alleges moved billions in criminal money at BTC-e.  (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Finance

ClearBank secures MiCA approval, targets Circle euro, dollar stablecoins for institutional clients

The U.K.- and EU-regulated credit institution gains crypto-asset service provider status and said it will connect clients to regulated stablecoin rails over Circle Mint

View of Docklands from Clear Bank's London office. (Alex Merz/ClearBank Press)

Tech

AI agents are set to power crypto payments, but a hidden flaw could expose wallets

Researchers say a largely invisible layer of AI infrastructure can intercept sensitive data and has already been linked to stolen credentials and a $500,000 wallet drain

The letters "AI" surrounded by thin fibers. (Steve A Johnson/Unsplash)