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

Gemini stock falls 10% after it parts ways with COO, CFO and Chief Legal Officer months after IPO

Crypto exchange says Marshall Beard, Dan Chen and Tyler Meade are departing effective immediately; Cameron Winklevoss to take on COO duties as board names interim finance and legal chiefs.

Gemini co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss at White House (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Web3

The hardware hurdle: Cysic and Cardano clash over the future of decentralized compute

At Consensus Hong Kong 2026, Leo Fan questioned Midnight’s use of Google Cloud and Azure, as Charles Hoskinson justifies hyperscaler partnerships.

Charles Hoskinson is being interviewed in the media center during Consensus Hong Kong 2026

Finance

UK crypto rules too slow to support global hub ambitions, says Agant CEO

Regulatory delays risk blunting Britain’s digital asset push, said Andrew MacKenzie, head of the pound-pegged stablecoin developer.

Agant CEO Andrew MacKenzie. (Photo by Olivier Acuna/Modified by Coindesk)

Finance

Nexo re-enters the U.S. market three years after exiting due to regulatory issues

The digital assets wealth platform’s rollout includes regulated yield accounts, credit lines and exchange access backed by Bakkt.

Nexo Co-Founder Antoni Trenchev and Donald Trump Jr. shake hands (Photo: Nexo/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Markets

Bitcoin could fall to $10,000 as U.S. recession risk builds, Mike McGlone says

McGlone links bitcoin’s downturn to record U.S. market cap-to-GDP levels, low equity volatility and rising gold prices, warning of potential contagion into stocks.

Bitcoin bus (Photo: Olivier Acuna/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Gate CEO and founder Lin Han says banks have lost the war against stablecoins

The head of the fourth-largest crypto exchange by daily trading volume also said he believes bitcoin’s four-year cycle is no longer a thing.

Lin Han of Gate (Photo: Olivier Acuna/Modified by CoinDesk)

Tech

AI-powered agents dominate the EasyA x Consensus Hong Kong hackathon

Winning projects like FoundrAI demonstrate how generative AI is allowing developers to build market-ready products in just 48 hours.

(Photo: Olivier Acuna/Modified by Coindesk)

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Tech

The human brain's edge is fading. AI could outhink us in 2 years, Ben Goertzel says

"The human brain is better at taking the imaginative leap to understand the unknown ... We should enjoy it for a couple more years."

Ben Goertzel, CEO of SingularityNET

Markets

Bithumb admits to ‘serious flaws’ that left internal systems vulnerable to potential sabotage

The South Korean crypto exchange’s CEO Le Jae-won said the lack of proper controls led to the erroneous transfer of bitcoin worth more than $40 billion to customers. Most has been recovered.

Bitcoin bus (Photo: Olivier Acuna/Modified by CoinDesk)