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 Daybook Amerika

Bitcoin left behind in the geopolitical melee

Your day-ahead look for May 22, 2026

Geopolitics (Vilius Kukanauskas/Pixabay)

Teknoloji

Satoshi’s 1.1 million bitcoin and millions more can be saved from quantum attack, says expert

Researchers at the privacy-centric blockchain startup say their multi-layer quantum defense will feature a soft fork to freeze and protect dormant BTC.

AmericanFortress CEO (AmericanFortress)

Finans

Crypto prediction markets are turning into dangerous national security risks, and Congress wants to ban them

Bubblemaps investigators led by Nicolas Vaiman, discovered 80 bets on Polymarket with a 98% win rate that he said is statistically impossible to achieve.

Bubblemaps CEO and Founder Nicolas Vaiman. (Bubblemaps)

Finans

Peer-to-peer trading startup Variational raises $50 million for real-world perps in funding round led by Dragonfly

The company is initially offering perpetual futures on real-world assets including oil, silver, copper and gold.

Variational founders. (Lucas Schuerman/Variational)

Reklam

Politika

Too many cooks: How regulatory infighting is choking the UK's crypto hub ambitions

While the FCA opens its doors to market pilots, structural delays and legislative friction are fueling industry frustration over a framework trailing behind the U.S. and Europe.

Jonny Fry, a British blockchain and financial researcher, reveals frictions within the U.K. government

Finans

Despite Trump’s pledge, a CBDC is being explored behind closed doors, says former CTFC chair

Publicly, the U.S. has fiercely opposed a Central Bank Digital Currency, but former CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad said it is inevitable and there will be one sooner or later.

Timonthy Massad. (Olivier Acuna/CoinDesk)

Reklam

Finans

Even a mountain of T-bills won't save Tether and Circle from a sudden liquidity crisis, expert says

The head of digital assets and tokenization at one of Germany’s largest asset managers said that USDT and USDC are not stablecoins, from his perspective.

Union Investment's Christoph Hock said that in his opinion USDT and USDC are not stablecoins and therefore pose great risks for investors. Olivier Acuna/CoinDesk)

Crypto Daybook Amerika

Bitcoin may bottom in October if historical reward-halving cycle holds

Your day-ahead look for May 19, 2026

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