Latest from Olivier Acuna
Crypto venture capital firm Dragonfly raises $650 million despite 'gloom of a bear market'
The firm’s fourth fund positions it alongside a16z and Paradigm even as blockchain VC fundraising contracts and investors pivot toward stablecoins and tokenized 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.


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.

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."

