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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Inside the rise of wrench attacks against crypto holders and how France has become the focus

France has seen 41 crypto-related kidnappings this year, roughly one every 2.5 days, prompting authorities to step up security.

Every two to three days, a crypto investor or executive is kidnapped or their home invaded by criminals who have some how found out they have digit5al assets. ((Stephanie LeBlanc/Unsplash)

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Zondacrypto under fire as Poland's prime minister links exchange to legislative interference

The company also disclosed a 4,500 BTC wallet that it can't access due to missing private keys linked to a former CEO, who's now missing.

Opening a wallet (Aleksandrs Karevs/Unsplash)

Policy

France's finance minister calls for more euro stablecoins in sign of government policy shift

The statements signal a potential shift in stance within the French government and its central bank.

Paris, France (Denisse Leon/Unsplash)

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The 24-hour trap: Why the UK’s new crypto rules could catch some firms off guard

The new regulations revealed by the Financial Conduct Authority include several technical traps which crypto software providers need to watch for to avoid sanctions

UK FCA building (FCA)

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Keep an eye on XRP, Plasma, DOGE as bitcoin drifts

What you need to know for April 16, 2026

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Finance

Crypto fund manager probed in the suspicious death of his fiancée in Zanzibar

The couple argued, according to hotel staff and were separated. Despite confirming Ashly Robinson died by suicide, police said they are still investigating her death.

Zanzibar. (Humphrey M/Unsplash)

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UK asset manager puts $68 billion of funds on-chain via Calastone token network

Legal & General Asset Management brings decades-old money market funds onto blockchain rails to expand access and enable faster settlement.

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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.