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

Quantum Solutions, Hyperscale Data tap crypto treasuries to fund AI data centers

The firm’s board raised the sale cap to 4,375 ETH through Oct. 30, nearly 66% of June holdings, although 3,050 of its remaining ETH is pledged.

Aerial view of a data center 16:9 (Geoffrey Moffett/Unsplash)

Crypto Daybook Americas

Bitcoin ETFs on track for the smallest monthly inflows ever

Your day-ahead look for July 30, 2026

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Policy

South Korea plans to tax crypto gains over $1,740 as political battle moves to parliament

The country plans on taxing cryptocurrency gains from Jan. 1, 2027, signaling that it does not intend to postpone the measure for a fourth time.

South Korea flag  (Daniel Bernard/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto exchange Luno cuts 20% of staff amid automation push and retail trading slumps

The DCG-owned company previously cut 35% of staff in January 2023 citing tough market conditions.

Luno, South Africa (Jolame Chirwa/Unsplash)

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Tech

Live updates: Bitcoin holds above $64,000 as Nasdaq surges on AI trade comeback

The Nasdaq gained more than 2%, with Microsoft higher by 15% after its cloud unit grew at the fastest pace in four years while it held the line on spending.

Bitcoin holds near $64,000 as Microsoft's AI payoff lifts stocks. (Shutterstock)

Crypto Daybook Americas

3 reasons Wednesday's Fed meeting is pivotal for BTC

Your day-ahead look for July 29, 2026

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Finance

Ionic Digital jumps 26% in Nasdaq debut, giving Celsius Network claimholders an exit route

The bitcoin miner reached a market valuation of roughly $2.8 billion based on its 44.9 million shares outstanding.

Stock market price charts (Anne Nygård/Unsplash)

Policy

Russia charges Telegram founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorism

The charges could result in life imprisonment, escalating an investigation that has already led to over 100 million rubles in fines for the platform this year.

Telegram app on a smartphone (Christian Wiediger/Unsplash)

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Finance

Core Scientific lands AMD AI deal as bitcoin mining operation winds down

The agreement accelerates Core Scientific’s pivot from bitcoin mining toward AI data centers, following the termination of its ASIC agreement with Block.

Data center (Taylor Vick/Unsplash)

Finance

Apple kept fake bitcoin wallet on App Store after $875,000 theft report, lawsuit alleges

A lawsuit alleges Apple kept a fake bitcoin wallet app on its store after one user reported an $875,000 theft, leading to another user having roughly $840,000 stolen.

Apple logo on the side of a building.