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

Traders are the big winners as 24/7 stocks will finally end the after-hours price 'manipulation'

Round-the-clock markets promise freedom for investors and pressure for intermediaries who traditionally wielded immense power during off-hours

NYSE (By Tobias Deml-Wikimedia Commons)

Finance

North Koreans hackers likely behind $286 million Drift Protocol exploit: Elliptic

The blockchain analytics firm pointed to cross-chain laundering patterns and Solana-specific tracing challenges that mirror prior North Korean state-linked operations.

North Korea, Kim Jong Un (Shutterstock)

Finance

The ‘wash trading’ bust: Why the feds are finally calling out crypto’s dirty little liquidity secret

An FBI-created token helped expose how firms allegedly engineered fake volume and why the incentives behind it remain deeply entrenched

Crime (David von Diemar/Unsplash)

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Finance

Franklin Templeton launches crypto division with 250 Digital acquisition

The asset manager is creating a new “Franklin Crypto” unit to expand beyond ETFs and target institutional demand for active digital asset strategies.

Jenny Johnson, CEO of Franklin Templeton, speaking at SALT in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. (CoinDesk/Helene Braun)

Markets

Bitcoin’s crashes are shrinking, and Wall Street is starting to notice

Not all analysts agree that further drawdowns are over, as Bloomberg Analyst Mike McGlone insists the crypto bubble is over and bitcoin could still revisit $10,000.

price decline

Policy

Charles Hoskinson not a fan of CLARITY Act, warns of 'weaponization' by future lawmakers

The Cardano founder says post-FTX politics, flawed design and a narrow U.S.-only approach risk stifling new crypto projects while benefiting established players

Charles Hoskinson at Consensus Hong Kong 2026 (Photo by Olivier Acuna/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Finance

Why 12 European banks are teaming up to save the euro from digital dollarization

In an interview with CoinDesk, the CEO of a 12-member consortium explains why Europe is racing to put the euro onchain and compete with dollar dominance in crypto markets.

Jan-Oliver Sell, CEO of Qivalis (Qivalis)