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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Bunni DEX Halts Smart Contracts After Exploit Drains $8.4M Across Chains

The exploit targeted BunniHub, the protocol's main contract system, and the funds have been traced to two Ethereum wallets.

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BNB Slips Below $860 as Traders Brace for U.S. Jobs Data

Underlying network activity surged, with daily active wallet addresses on BNB Chain more than doubling to 2.5 million, but transaction volumes have been dropping steadily since late June.

BNB price chart (CoinDesk Data)

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PEPE Slips as Whale Offloads $4.8M Stake, Still Outperforms Memecoin Sector

Despite the sell-off, PEPE rebounded sharply from it's session lows, with sustained buying interest and growing whale holdings.

PEPE/USD Price chart (CoinDesk Data)

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PEPE Drops 4% as Memecoin Sector Underperforms Broader Crypto Market

Despite the price decline, whale accumulation of PEPE continued, with the top addresses on Ethereum increasing their holdings by 1.5% in the last 30 days.

PEPE price data (CoinDesk Data)

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Crypto Daybook 美洲

Bitcoin Hits $124K Record as 4 Tailwinds Align: Crypto Daybook Americas

Your day-ahead look for Aug. 14, 2025

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BNB Nears Record High as Corporate Buyers Spur 4% Rally

Strong buying interest and heavy trading volume supported the rally, but selling pressure emerged near $855, suggesting potential short-term consolidation.

BNB price chart (CoinDesk Data)

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Stripe Taps Paradigm’s Matt Huang to Lead New Blockchain Tempo: Fortune

Tempo is described as a high-performance, payments-focused layer 1 blockchain compatible with Ethereum.

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Crypto Daybook 美洲

Risk-On Rules as CPI Fails to Dent Rally: Crypto Daybook Americas

Your day-ahead look for Aug. 13, 2025

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Crypto Trading Drove Over 90% of eToro’s Second Quarter Revenue

eToro reported $2.09 billion in total revenue in Q2, with cryptoassets contributing $1.91 billion.

EToro (CoinDesk Archives)

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BNB Climbs Above $810 as Buyers Target $815 Resistance

BNB’s price action, characterized by continued buying and retests of support levels, suggests potential institutional accumulation.

BNB price (CoinDesk Data)