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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Patakaran

SEC’s Crypto Task Force Will Tour U.S. to Hear From Small Startups on Policy Reform

The task force will visit 10 cities from August to December, targeting smaller crypto projects, to hear their perspectives and concerns.

U.S. SEC headquarters in Washington (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Pananalapi

‘Chokepoint 3.0’ Has Arrived? a16z Warns of Anti-Crypto Bank Tactics

This tactic could strangle competition by making it more costly for users to transfer funds to alternative platforms, a16z's general partner argued.

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Merkado

Arthur Hayes Dumps Millions in Crypto Amid Bearish Bet on U.S. Tariff Impact

Hayes suggested that markets will be impacted by President Trump's tariffs and a weaker-than-expected US jobs report, predicting a bearish scenario for crypto

Arthur Hayes, former CEO of BitMEX (CoinDesk)

Merkado

BNB Slides as Tariffs, Stronger Dollar and Fed Policy Weigh on Crypto Markets

Despite the price drop, BNB is seeing growing corporate adoption, with several companies announcing plans to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in BNB.

BNB Price chart (CoinDesk Data)

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Crypto Daybook Americas

Bitcoin Slides as Rate-Cut Hopes Fade: Crypto Daybook Americas

Your day-ahead look for Aug. 1, 2025

President Donald Trump points straight at the camera.

Pananalapi

Tether-Focused Blockchain Stable Raises $28M to Power Stablecoin Payments

The blockchain aims to enable fast, low-cost and stable digital payments using USDT as its gas token.

Pot full of coins (micheile henderson/Unsplash)

Crypto Daybook Americas

Bitcoin Shakes Off Powell Jitters: Crypto Daybook Americas

Your day-ahead look for July 31, 2025

Fed Chair Jerome Powell adjusts his glasses at a press conference.

Merkado

BNB Breaks Below $800 as Volume Patterns Point to Lack of Sustained Demand Despite Corporate Interest

The drop comes after BNB hit a record high near $860, driven by aggressive moves into the token by public companies.

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Pananalapi

JPMorgan Teams With Coinbase to Let Users Buy Crypto With Bank Accounts, Points and Cards

Credit card support is expected to launch this fall, while rewards redemption and bank account linking are slated for 2026.

JPMorgan Chase Tower Entrance (WhisperToMe/Wikimedia Commons)

Merkado

PEPE Falls Nearly 5% as Whale Selling and Exchange Outflows Rattle Memecoin

The memecoin sector has underperformed the wider cryptocurrency market, with PEPE's decline contributing to a 6% plunge in the CoinDesk Memecoin Index (CDMEME).

PEPE price chart (CoinDesk Data)