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

Former Tether investment chief is looking to sell part of his stake in the stablecoin giant: Bloomberg

Richard Heathcote is reportedly working with PJT Partners to find a buyer for a small part of his 1.26% holding in the issuer of USDT following his transition to an advisory role.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

Circle’s USDC is leaving Tether behind in the stablecoin volume race, new data from Visa shows

As Wall Street banks adopt digital currencies for faster settlements, overall trading volume spiked 63% in just a single month.

Visa offices. (Media/Visa)

Policy

Ripple's preliminary crypto asset provider license in Luxembourg upgraded to fully compliant

The approval means Ripple is now fully MiCA-compliant for payments, financial institutions, corporates and businesses across all 30 European Economic Area countries.

The office building of CSSF, Luxembourg's financial authority. (CSSF/Media)

Finance

Banks have stopped asking if stablecoins belong in finance, now they're considering how

Financial institutions are racing to become the secure gateways for stablecoins as digital asset volume is projected to explode by 2030.

Standard Chartered London Office. (Olivier Acuna/CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin experts split over plan to freeze Satoshi's 1.1 million bitcoin as quantum threat grows

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao said Satoshi Nakamoto's bitcoin should be frozen before quantum computers can steal it. Not everyone agrees.

Changpeng "CZ” Zhao appears at DC Blockchain Summit (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

This sanctioned Russian stablecoin claims it processes billions, but blockchain analysts disagree

A7A5 claims crypto data providers understate its trading activity, while blockchain analytics firms say the ruble-backed token's volumes have fallen sharply this year.

Kremlin and Moskva River. (Pavel Kazachkov/CoinDesk)

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Binance says MiCA should be judged by who it licenses, not who it excludes

Europe head Gillian Lynch said Binance met Greece's licensing requirements and that the company remains committed to the EU, despite withdrawing its MiCA application days before the July 1 deadline.

Binance Head of Europe Gillian Lynch. (Binance/Media)