Olivier Acuna

Articles by Olivier Acuna

Russia's biggest bitcoin mining firm's founder arrested for tax evasion while his company faces bankruptcy

Crypto February 3, 2026

Igor Runets, who founded Russias largest crypto mining firm BitRiver, is under house arrest on tax evasion charges, Bloomberg reported on Monday. Runets was detained on Friday and is facing three chaοΏ½...

Nomura to tighten risk controls at Laser Digital after crypto-related losses

Crypto February 3, 2026

Nomura Holdings said it will tighten risk controls at Laser Digital, its crypto unit, after losses in the business contributed to the company's 9.7% decline in fiscal third-quarter profit, Bloomberg οΏ½...

Here is what Trump nominee for Fed chair Kevin Warsh said about bitcoin and rates

Crypto January 31, 2026

The market was initially jolted by the sudden news of President Donald Trump naming Kevin Warsh as his choice for the next Federal Reserve chair, ending a month-long saga of guessing game. The U.S. οΏ½...

U.S. government seizes $400 million Helix allegedly made from drug-linked transactions

Crypto January 31, 2026

The U.S. government now has the legal title to more than $400 million worth of seized cryptocurrency, real estate and cash linked to the once-popular darknet bitcoin mixing service Helix, the DepartmοΏ½...

Wall Street giants push back on exemptions for tokenized securities in SEC meeting

Crypto January 29, 2026

Five Wall Street firms met with the Securities and Exchange Commissions Crypto Task Force Tuesday to discuss regulatory approaches to digital assets and decentralized finance (DeFi) and how tokenizedοΏ½...

UK advertising watchdog bans Coinbase ads as 'irresponsible'

Crypto January 29, 2026

The U.K.s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) on Wednesday banned a number of crypto exchange Coinbase's (COIN) ads, saying they suggested investing in crypto could help viewers escape financial prοΏ½...

Stablecoins seen as β€˜the default’ for payments as OKX brings crypto card to Europe

Crypto January 29, 2026

Stablecoins are moving beyond crypto experimentation and into trusted financial infrastructure, OKX said, as it announced the launch of a new debit card in Europe. Momentum is building fast, Erald GοΏ½...

UK banks’ anti-crypto stance intensifies even as regulatory process moves forward

Crypto January 28, 2026

Even as the U.K.'s crypto regulations work their way through the system, most of the country's banks are still blocking their customers' access to even registered crypto exchanges. The Financial ConοΏ½...

U.S. Marshals investigate claims that son of government contractor stole $40 million of seized crypto

Crypto January 27, 2026

The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) is investigating allegations that the son of a Department of Defense and Department of Justice services provider, charged with managing cryptocurrency seized by law eοΏ½...

Japan ETFs said likely to trade by 2028 as SBI, Nomura ready products

Crypto January 27, 2026

Crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) could be listed in Japan in 2028, Nikkei reported Monday, without saying where it got the information. The regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), plans tοΏ½...