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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Trump’s crypto adviser rejects Jamie Dimon on treating yield-bearing stablecoins like banks

White House adviser Patrick Witt said yield-bearing stablecoins needn't to face bank rules because the Genius Act bars issuers from lending reserves.

White House. (Credit: Tabrez Syed on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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International finance watchdog warns stablecoins are increasingly used in sanctions evasion and money laundering

In its latest report, the global standard setter FATF said stablecoins now account for the bulk of illicit crypto activity and pose growing risks through peer-to-peer transfers.

(Photo by CoinWire Japan on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Eric Trump’s American Bitcoin buys 11,298 ASIC miners, increasing mining capacity by 12%

The move stands in stark contrast to the company's peers, many of whom are moving away from or totally abandoning the business of bitcoin mining.

Eric Trump speaks at Consensus 2025 in Toronto (CoinDesk)

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Bank of Japan expands blockchain settlement sandbox and says CBDC efforts are ongoing

The BOJ is testing blockchain settlement for reserves and exploring tokenized central bank money as it prepares to decide in 2026 whether to issue a retail digital yen.

Bank of Japan. (Credit: By Wiiii-Wikimedia Commons/Modified by CoinDesk)

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‘Scam token’ case against Uniswap dismissed by U.S. district judge in NYC

District Judge says that due to the protocol’s decentralized nature, the identities of the scam token issuers are basically unknown, leaving plaintiffs with no identifiable defendant.

GenLayer is building an on-chain court system. (Credit: Unsplash, Wesley Tingey)

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Tom Lee's Bitmine boosts ether holdings to 4.47 million tokens with $98 million ETH purchase

The ether treasury firm now has nearly $10 billion in assets and more than $6 billion of ETH staked.

Thomas Lee, chairman of BitMine and CIO of Fundstrat, on the main stage during Consensus Hong Kong 2026 (David Paul Morris/Consensus)

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EU banks’ euro-pegged stablecoin in talks with crypto exchanges to ensure liquidity

Qivalis is a group of 12 major EU banks developing a euro-pegged stablecoin they plan to debut in the second half of the year.

BBVA (Photo by Franco Baldoni-Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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South Korea investigates seed phrase leak in photo leading to $4.8 million crypto theft from tax authority

The National Tax Service said it had intended to provide a vivid shot of the seizure by sharing a photo.

(By Minseong Kim-Wikimedia Commons/Modified by CoinDesk)