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

South Korean Crypto Exchanges See 1,400x Jump in Flows Linked to Sanctioned Cambodian Entities

Bithumb led with 12.4 billion won, followed by Upbit with 366 million won. Smaller amounts moved through Coinone and Korbit, while Gopax reported no activity.

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Markets

PEPE Drops Nearly 2% as Memecoins Struggle, Late-Session Bounce Hints at Buyer Support

Despite the drop, trading volume was only 7.55% above the weekly average, suggesting routine profit-taking rather than a significant shift in sentiment.

"PEPE Meme Coin Shows 0.89% Decline with Late-Session Institutional Buy Amid Consolidation"

Markets

BNB Jumps Over 3% After $1.69B Token Burn, Overtakes XRP's Market Cap

XRP now has a market cap of $157.6 billion, slightly behind of BNB's $161 billion.

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Markets

Fed Interest Rate Decision and a Potential Merger: Crypto Week Ahead

Your look at what's coming in the week starting Oct. 27.

Federal Reserve logo highlighted on a U.S. banknote (joshua-hoehne/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Shines as a 'Liquidity Barometer,' Not an Inflation Hedge, NYDIG Says

Gold, traditionally seen as an inflation hedge, also shows inconsistent and often negative correlations with inflation, the data shows.

(Midjourney/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

REX-Osprey XRP ETF (XRPR) Surpasses $100M in Assets Under Management

The ETF has managed this milestone in just over five weeks.

XRP token glitch (CoinDesk)

Finance

Rumble to Roll Out Bitcoin Tipping for 51 Million Users in December

The feature is developed with Tether and was announced at the Plan ₿ Forum in Lugano, Switzerland. The first BTC tip was sent to content creator David Freiheit.

(Midjourney/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Policy

Kyrgyzstan Launches National Stablecoin, Sets Up Cryptocurrency Reserve: CZ

The country has also legally recognized its central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital som, with plans to pilot government-related payments with it.

Kyrgyzstan (Planet Volumes / Unsplash / Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

BNB Jumps, Sees 35% Volume Spike After Trump Pardons Binance Founder CZ

Trading volume for BNB increased nearly 35% above its seven-day average, with market analysts suggesting the price movement reflects long-term accumulation.

BNB Gains Amid Surge on Trump’s Pardon of Binance Founder, Fueling Institutional Interest and Technical Consolidation