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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Crypto Daybook Americas

How your brain may drive bitcoin higher

Your day-ahead look for Feb. 4, 2026

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Finance

Over 60% of crypto press releases are linked to high-risk or scam projects, study finds

Crypto press release services often provide misleading marketing content, creating an illusion of legitimacy by placing unverified announcements alongside legitimate news.

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Markets

Galaxy CEO Mike Novogratz doesn't see quantum as big threat for bitcoin

CEO Mike Novogratz said that the profit-taking trend among early bitcoin adopters is real, indicating weakening conviction in the "HODLing" philosophy.

Galaxy founder Mike Novogratz (Shutterstock)

Finance

Kraken parent company Payward posts 33% growth in full-year revenue

The company adopted a multibrand corporate structure to separate its consumer products from infrastructure operations.

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Markets

Galaxy Digital shares decline 14% after $482 million Q4 loss

Galaxy generated $426 million in adjusted gross profit for the full year and ended it with $2.6 billion in cash and stablecoins, despite the significant quarterly loss.

Mike Novogratz, Founder and CEO, Galaxy Digital. (CoinDesk)

Markets

Moscow Exchange to add SOL, XRP, and TRX futures contracts to crypto derivatives lineup

The new contracts will be based on indices for each token, settled in rubles, and accessible only to qualified investors.

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Markets

Opera stock jumps 15% after announcing expanded support for Tether tokens

MiniPay has 12.6 million activated wallets and processed over $153 million in stablecoin transactions in December, connecting users to crypto on- and off-ramp providers.

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Markets

Earnings season gathers steam, U.S. jobs: Crypto Week Ahead

Your look at what's coming in the week starting Feb. 2.

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Markets

Crypto crime is getting violent: ‘wrench attacks’ jumped 75% in 2026

Europe now accounts for over 40% of global incidents, with France leading at 19 reported attacks, involving home invasions, kidnappings, and targeted personal threats.

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