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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Tech

Cardano hands core development to outside teams in decentralization push

Input Output will transfer control of the Haskell node, Plutus, Hydra and other components as founder Charles Hoskinson says the network must change and start growing again.

Charles Hoskinson during Consensus Hong Kong 2026

Finance

Japan's SBI Group is building Asia's first cross-border digital asset empire

The securities giant announced today the consolidation of Singapore-based Coinhako as part of a rapid regional expansion that includes a tokenization partnership with Ondo Finance.

SBI Holdings at Izumi Garden Tower in Tokyo (Chris 73/Wikimedia Commons)

Crypto Daybook Americas

The most popular bitcoin call option has slipped by $10,000

Your day-ahead look for July 18, 2026

BTC options Deribit: OI distribution across strike prices. (Deribit Metrics)

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Policy

South Korea to modify 76-year-old law to classify cryptocurrencies as national assets

The government also reaffirmed plans to pilot tokenized government bonds next year and explore tokenizing state-owned real estate.

Illuminated sign saying "Seoul"

Policy

Japan reclassifies crypto as a financial asset, paves way for tax cuts

Lawmakers said crypto has outgrown its role as a payment method and requires rules designed for investment products.

National Diet Building of Japan (Parliament). (Wiiii/Wikimedia Commons)

Finance

Binance bets on becoming a crypto 'super app' as stablecoins reshape growth

Shunyet Jan, Binance’s head of spot trading and derivatives, said the exchange is focusing more on payments and financial services than on trading alone as it drives the next phase of its expansion.

Crypto apps (Getty Images/Kenneth Cheung)

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Finance

Japan’s biggest card network taps Circle to bring stablecoins to 40 million merchants

JCB and Circle will explore using USDC for cross-border payments and merchant transactions as Japan ramps up efforts to bring stablecoins into everyday commerce.

JCB headquarters in Tokyo. (Rs1421/Wikimedia Commons)

Crypto Daybook Americas

U.S.-Iran escalation weighs on bitcoin, stocks as oil climbs

Your day-ahead look for July 14, 2026

U.S. Navy warships transit the Arabian Sea in close formation.