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

U.S., UK, Canada start Operation Atlantic to disrupt crypto approval-phishing scams

International law enforcement effort targets approval-phishing schemes tied to crypto investment fraud.

(Credit: U.S. Secret Service-Wikimedia Commons/Modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

SEC drops lawsuit against BitClout’s Nader Al-Naji

The regulator ended its civil enforcement case accusing the DeSo creator of wire fraud and selling unregistered crypto securities.

Securities and Exchange Commission building

Crypto Daybook Americas

Memecoins outpace bitcoin, ether as 'barbell strategy' wins out

Your day-ahead look for March 16, 2026

Barbell weights on the gym floor

Markets

Bitwise’s Matt Hougan revisits $1 million bitcoin — analysts agree but debate his timeline

Hougan says bitcoin could reach that milestone if it captures a larger share of the global store-of-value market, though analysts say it would likely take years of institutional adoption and macro shifts.

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan (Suzanne Cordiero/CoinDesk/Shutterstock)

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Finance

Stablecoins, bitcoin could reshape finance, Stanley Druckenmiller says

The billionaire investor said stablecoins could become the whole payment system in 10-15 years, and reiterated that crypto might replace the U.S. dollar as the global reserve currency.

Stanley Druckenmiller in 2016

Finance

U.S. sanctions 6 people, 2 companies that laundered $800 million in crypto for North Korea

The Treasury Department said North Korea infiltrated IT workers into U.S. businesses and channeled their wages back to the country to fund weapons of mass destruction programs.

The U.S. Treasury Department. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Crypto Daybook Americas

Bitcoin's building steam and a $3 billion trigger could make it wild

Your day-ahead look for March 13, 2026

Three pressure gauges surrounded by steam.

Policy

Stricter MiCA rules could thin crypto industry across the EU, says Swiss wealth manager

Crypto wealth manager Swissborg gets MiCA approval and prepares to move its European operations to France while targeting growth in markets including Germany, Italy and Spain.

EU. (Credit: Guillaume Périgois-Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Finance

Alleged Ponzi scheme victims sue JPMorgan for banking supposed $328 million scam

The proposed class action suit said Chase provided “the essential banking infrastructure” for Goliath Ventures’ alleged fraud, despite red flags it claims made the scheme “obvious.”

JPMorgan Building

Crypto Daybook Americas

Bitcoin looks resilient, but don't ignore those $20,000 puts

Your day-ahead look for March 12, 2026

The word "options" (Peggy_Marco/Pixabay)