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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Markets

Brazilian farmers tokenized dairy cows to get loans, bypassing bank lending limits

Smart collars monitor herd health in real time to prevent fraud, allowing local agricultural businesses to secure thousands in funding backed by livestock.

Dairy cows (Annie Spratt/Unsplash)

Policy

EU hits Russia with massive 21st sanctions package targeting $120B crypto network

The EU is considering a ban on third-country crypto services providers for the first time and is targeting 14 crypto companies, which it has not named yet.

European Union (Guillaume Périgois/Unsplash)

Crypto Daybook Americas

Crypto's institutional influx has killed the memecoin craze

Your day-ahead look for July 24, 2026

Nascar car number 98 showing Dogecoin branding. (Josh Wise)

Policy

The SEC settles with Coinbase over its missing Gary Gensler texts

A new court status report reveals the agency will pay a flat fee to resolve a two-year fight over what former Chair Gary Gensler knew about Ethereum.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong at the White House

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Crypto Daybook Americas

Bulls face a test unlike anything in bitcoin's 17-year history

Your day-ahead look for July 23, 2026

Bulls fighting. (Bykofoto/Shutterstock)

Markets

BitMEX, the exchange that invented perps, is shutting down

BitMEX, co-founded by Arthur Hayes in 2014, redefined the global crypto market by introducing the 100x leverage perpetual swap.

BitMEX logo on screen

Finance

UK digital bond plans hinge on one missing piece: onchain cash

Experts say Britain's digital gilt pilot can unlock trapped liquidity in financial markets only if regulators approve an onchain stablecoin.

UK Prime Minister's official residence and headquarters. (Sgt. Tom Robinson/Wikipedia Commons)

Policy

Kalshi rolls out Midterm Hubs ahead of the November elections in the U.S.

The prediction markets platform seeks to position itself as the primary source for election odds ahead of the midterm elections this year.

U.S. elections (Joshua Woroniecki/Unsplash)

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Crypto Daybook Americas

Here's why bitcoin bulls should take a closer look at interest rates

Your day-ahead look for July 22, 2026

Bitcoin and Nasdaq's valuations adjusted for cost of capital. (TradingView)

Tech

Galaxy sets up $5 million fund to help shield Bitcoin against quantum computing threats

The crypto financial services firm is funding developers to strengthen the blockchain's security before quantum computers become powerful enough to steal billions in crypto.

Abstract image to denote quantum computing. (Vishal Bansal/Unsplash)