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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Markets

U.S. Congress returns as GENIUS comments periods close, jobs report: Crypto Week Ahead

Your look at what's coming in the week starting June 1.

U.S. Congress building

Markets

A massive $1.26 billion sale of BlackRock’s IBIT was likely a rapid exit by a large investor

NYDIG, meanwhile, rejected the basis-trade theory, citing the large discount and the lack of an unusual spike in corresponding CME bitcoin futures volume.

Bitcoin price chart on a screen (Behnam Norouzi/Unsplash)

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Finance

SEC sues Texas man over $12.3 million alleged crypto scheme built on fake AI trading bots

Fuller allegedly diverted $6.2 million for personal use and $5.5M for Ponzi-like payments; only 3% of funds went to crypto trading.

The U.S. Department of Justice headquarters in Washington (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

U.S. says it seized about $1 billion in Iranian crypto as pressure campaign expands

The seizure, falling under "Operation Economic Fury," aims to restrict Iran's access to overseas revenue, banking networks, and crypto infrastructure.

Donald Trump points at the audience during a press conference at the White House.

Finance

UniCredit warns Europe may struggle to contain crypto-bank crisis under MiCA rules

EU deposit insurance (up to €100,000) may not absorb stress from large stablecoin reserve accounts, unlike the full protection offered by U.S. regulators.

European Parliament building (Guillaume Périgois/Unsplash)

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Finance

VanEck launches first U.S. spot BNB ETF on Nasdaq

The ETF offers investors BNB exposure through traditional brokerage accounts without requiring them to directly buy or store the token.

Stock trading chart next to watchlist (Tötös Ádám/Unsplash)