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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Policy

Coinbase, BiT Global End Legal Fight Over WBTC Delisting

BiT Global agreed to dismiss its lawsuit against Coinbase, with each party covering its own legal expenses.

Coinbase (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

Finance

Deutsche Bank Considers Stablecoin or Joining Industry-Led Initiative, Exec Says

The bank is also weighing a tokenized deposit system to make payments more efficient, as regulatory clarity and pending legislation accelerate stablecoin adoption.

Deutsche bank branch with logo (Wegavision/Wikimedia Commons)

Markets

AVAX Jumps 6% as Trump-Musk Tensions Fade and Institutional Momentum Builds

The token’s rebound was bolstered by technicals, as well as growing Avalanche-based projects making exposure to AVAX more attractive than to other altcoins.

Caution avalanche (Nicolas Cool/Unsplash)

Markets

World Liberty Financial to ‘Align’ With TRUMP Memecoin, Add It to Treasury

The move could bring institutional weight to the token and aligns with the project’s vision for “crypto, patriotism and long-term success.”

Eric Trump, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, American Bitcoin speaks at Consensus 2025. (CoinDesk)

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Markets

Strategy to Raise Nearly $1B With STRD Preferred Stock Offering to Accumulate BTC

The new STRD offer long-term investors high-yield returns and no management fees.

MicroStrategy executive chairman Michael Saylor (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Metaplanet to Raise $5.3B, Japan’s Largest Stock Warrant Deal, to Grow Bitcoin Stash

The company aims to increase its BTC holdings to over 210,000 by 2027, viewing it as a hedge against Japan’s economic challenges.

Trading monitor

Policy

Tigran Gambaryan, Binance Exec Who Was Detained in Nigeria for Nearly a Year, Departs Crypto Exchange

During his time at Binance, Gambaryan built a 100-person global investigations team and oversaw the company's response to thousands of law enforcement requests.

Binance's Tigran Gambaryan at Consensus 2023 (Amitoj Singh/CoinDesk)

Markets

Corporate Bitcoin Holdings Nears $85B, More Than Doubling in a Year

The number of public companies holding bitcoin in their treasuries has increased to 116 after surging with the election of Donald Trump.

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

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Markets

Litecoin Holds Support Level as Layer-2 Launch Signals Broader Utlity

Despite macro pressure and a bearish chart setup, Litecoin is gaining traction on the rollout of a layer-2 network and other developments.

Litecoin price chart (CoinDesk Research)