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

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)

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.

A bus carrying an ad for BTC and crypto (Olivier Acuna/CoinDesk)

Crypto Daybook Americas

Bitcoin, ether in Goldilocks rally while smaller coins take a back seat

What you need to know for April 14, 2026

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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)

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)

Crypto Daybook Americas

Bitcoin anchors near $70,000 as RAVE's 3,400% surge signals speculative froth

Bitcoin and major cryptocurrencies remain relatively resilient. Surges in some smaller tokens showed there's still froth left in the market.

The motorcade of  U.S. Vice President JD Vance in Islamabad.

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Finance

Star Xu calls CZ a ‘liar’ as founders of world’s largest crypto exchanges argue over past allegations

The dispute between the crypto exchange founders, which included a $1 billion wager from CZ, revives allegations dating back 11 years to Zhao’s time at OKCoin.

Changpeng Zhao (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

Binance offers UAE staff temporary relocation as Middle East conflict disrupts region

The crypto exchange said its operations in the United Arab Emirates remain unchanged and that many employees have chosen to remain

Dubai skyline. (ZQ Lee on Unsplash)