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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Политика

NFT startup founder charged with misusing funds from $10 million fundraising

Federal prosecutors say Taj Tarsha misled backers and used investor funds for personal expenses.

The U.S. Department of Justice headquarters in Washington (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Технологии

Live updates: Bitcoin flatlines near $64,000 ahead of Friday's jobs report

Trump’s comments on jobs, inflation and a possible Strait of Hormuz deal have helped risk sentiment, but bitcoin’s next move depends on whether lower oil actually pulls Treasury yields and the dollar down.

BTC

Финансы

Galaxy Digital shares slip 5% after second-quarter results

Helios produced data-center revenue for the first time with Phase I expected to generate about $80 million quarterly from Q3.

Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz (CoinDesk)

Крипто-дневник Америки

The $120 million Coldcard hack lights up Bitcoin's memory pool

Your day-ahead look for Aug. 5, 2026

Chart showing the number of transactions waiting in Bitcoin's mempool.

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Рынки

Bitcoin, broader market fail to keep pace as global equities hit record highs

Derivatives data show subdued activity in bitcoin and ether but aggressive positioning in select altcoins.

Chart of bitcoin price over 24 hours

Финансы

Wells Fargo joins JPMorgan and Citi in the race to tokenize Wall Street’s settlement rails

Payments will run on the bank’s proprietary blockchain and be routed automatically through its existing client interface.

Wells Fargo logo outside an office block (Shutterstock)

Финансы

Intesa Sanpaolo slashed IBIT stake by 94% in 2Q, tripled ether ETF holding as crypto prices slumped

The Italian bank tripled its holding of iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF stake as total bitcoin ETF holdings fell 35% to $69.3 million.

Intesa Sanpaolo headquarters in Turin (Riccardo Tuninato/Unsplash)

Финансы

BitGo’s WBTC move pushes LayerZero-to-Chainlink tally near $15 billion

A migration wave followed a $292 million Kelp bridge exploit, with announced LayerZero-to-Chainlink moves now totaling $14.5 billion.

BitGo at NYSE. (X/Matt Ballensweig)

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Рынки

Bitcoin rises toward $64,000 as Coldcard exploit, Strategy sales recede. ADA advances

Bitcoin advanced as the market settled down following the weekend’s hack of Coldcard wallets and sales by Strategy even as sentiment remained in “extreme fear.”

Chart of bitcoin price over the past 24 hours