Francisco Rodrigues

Francisco is a reporter for CoinDesk with a passion for cryptocurrencies and personal finance. Before joining CoinDesk he worked at major financial and crypto publications. He owns bitcoin, ether, solana, and PAXG above CoinDesk's $1,000 disclosure threshold.

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Finance

French Banking Giant BPCE to Roll Out Crypto Trading for 2M Retail Clients

The service will allow customers to buy and sell BTC, ETH, SOL, and USDC through a separate digital asset account managed by Hexarq.

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Finance

Two Casascius Coins Holding 2K BTC Moved After 13 Years of Inactivity

The Casascius coins were designed as offline cold storage with embedded private keys, but the project was shut down in 2013 due to regulatory pressure from FinCEN.

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Markets

Coinbase Sees Crypto Recovery Ahead as Liquidity Improves and Fed Rate Cut Odds Climb

The crypto exchange also took note of a so-called AI bubble that continues to go strong and a weaker U.S. dollar.

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Markets

LUNC Surges Over 160% in a Week as Do Kwon Sentencing and Token Burns Draw Traders

The rally is driven by speculation that a final verdict could bring clarity to the project, as well as technical factors like token burns.

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Web3

Coinbase, Chainlink Introduce Base-Solana Bridge to Link Ecosystems

The bridge, secured by Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol, allows users to trade and interact with Solana-based tokens on Base-based dapps.

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Markets

BNB Nears $910 as Volume Jumps 68%, Signaling Growing Interest Near Resistance Zone

The token is trading in a sideways range, holding above recent lows near $896, while a breakout above $920-$928 resistance could push BNB toward $1,000.

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Finance

Solmate to Buy RockawayX in All-Stock Deal to Build $2B Institutional Solana Giant

The combined company will fold RockawayX's infrastructure, liquidity, and asset management units into Solmate.

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Crypto Daybook Americas

All Eyes on Ether: Crypto Daybook Americas

Your day-ahead look for Dec. 4, 2025

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Finance

Bitcoin-Focused Firm Twenty One Sees Public NYSE Listing on Dec. 9

The firm offers public equity exposure to bitcoin, focusing on "capital-efficient bitcoin accumulation" and Bitcoin ecosystem services.

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