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

Wall Street’s trillion-dollar dilemma: Why AI-powered hackers are keeping big banks off the blockchain

CertiK CEO and co-founder Ronghui Gu says April was the worst month for DeFi in four years with exploits on 27 out of 30 days.

CertiK's Ronghui Gu (Ronghui Gu for CoinDesk)

Finance

When the market is bad, we build: Inside Binance’s bold 2030 master plan

Established crypto firms will merge with traditional finance, but neither Wall Street bankers nor corporate giants will take over the crypto industry, said Binance’s Head of VIP and Institutional, Catherine Chen.

Catherine Chen. Binance Head of VIP & Instittutional (Binance/Press)

Tech

Mass deployment of AI agents is a disaster waiting to happen, says CertiK CEO

Ronghui Gu shares tips on how to isolate AI agents while testing them so they do not have access to critical personal information or digital assets.

CertiK co-founder and CEO Ronghui Gu. (Ronghui Gu)

Policy

Paxos wins SEC approval to clear U.S. stocks on blockchain

Paxos new license positions it alongside legacy giants such as DTCC and makes it a compelling, more efficient alternative for traditional finance giants than legacy competitors.

Paxos CEO Charles Cascarilla (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Policy

Kalshi follows CFTC in suing Minnesota over law criminalizing prediction markets

The Governor of Minnesota signed into law a measure that, starting Aug. 1, makes it a crime to advertise and operate prediction market platforms across the state.

Minnesota federal courtroom. (Jonathunder/Wikimedia Commons)

Finance

Toddlers learn by falling: Why DeFi's $20 billion TVL drop is just a market stress-test

DeFi Technologies president Andrew Forson says the stablecoin layer is thriving, with more than $150 billion in U.S. Treasuries backing coins like USDT and USDC.

Andrew Forson, DeFi Technologies (Olivier Acuna/CoinDesk)


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Policy

Wall Street gets new crypto rival after Texas bank completes regulatory pivot

By establishing a national charter under the executive branch, United Texas Bank said it intends to enable AI-driven payment rails to intercept global digital dollar volumes.

United Texas Bank. (UTB/Press)

Finance

Block kicks off Cash App’s phased stablecoin roll out to its nearly 60 million users

An individual familiar with the matter told CoinDesk the stablecoin feature was rolled out to 25% of users already and by the end of the week, all users will have access.

Jack Dorsey (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)