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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Finance

Crypto-friendly fintech Revolut sees profit soar 57% to $2.3 billion in 2025

The company's customer base grew to 68.3 million, with total balances up 66% to $67.5 billion and transaction volume reaching $1.7 trillion.

A Revolut card (Kay/Unsplash)

Finance

Pharmaceutical firm pivots to stablecoins, holds nearly 9% of SKY's supply

Nanocap NovaBay Pharmaceuticals changed its name to Stablecoin Development Corporation.

Money on a printer (Clay Banks/Unsplash)

Juridique

Brazil’s finance minister delays divisive crypto tax plan

The proposed tax would classify some crypto transactions as foreign exchange operations, subject to rates ranging to as high as 3.5%.

Brazil's flag (Rafaela Biazi/Unsplash)

Publicité

Marchés

Fed's Miran speaks, Bitgo earnings, Casper hard fork: Crypto Week Ahead

Your look at what's coming in the week starting March 23.

Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran speaks onstage during the Semafor World Economy Summit

Finance

The genius and the danger of STRC: How Strategy’s new funding model bends so it doesn't break

Strategy's STRC has bitcoin a major bitcoin accumulation tool, but analysts warn the risks aren't as clear as the marketing makes them out to be.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor at the Digital Asset Summit in New York City on March 20, 2025. (Nikhilesh De)

Marchés

Bitcoin options signal extreme fear as downside protection premium hits new all-time high, says VanEck

Despite stabilizing spot prices, investors remain defensive, with leveraged speculation cooling and realized volatility dropping from 80 to 50, suggesting a cautious market sentiment.

Trading screen with price monitors and charts (Yashowardhan Singh/Unsplash)

Finance

Grayscale wants to bring the world's hottest crypto trading frenzy to your brokerage account

The Hyperliquid network has seen significant growth, with weekly derivatives trading volume exceeding $50 billion and 24-hour fee revenue of $1.6 million.

Grayscale's new ad campaign can be seen in New York's Penn Station. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Publicité

Marchés

Coinbase introduces stock perpetual futures contracts for non-U.S. customers

The contracts trade 24/7, are cash-settled in USDC and allow for up to 10-times leverage on single-stock contracts and 20-times on ETF products.

Coinbase app on a mobile phone screen (appshunter.io/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)