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

Putting the treasury to work: The Ethereum Foundation just staked 70,000 ETH to fund its future

The staking commenced with a 2,016 ETH deposit, and uses Dirk and Vouch, open-source validator tools developed by infrastructure firm Attestant

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Finance

Tether-backed crypto exchange is ditching the ‘retail’ label to build the secret plumbing for Europe’s biggest banks

Bit2Me secured an EU MiCA license and is expanding into new markets, including Portugal and Italy initially, with plans for a further rollout in France and Germany.

Bit2Me co-founders Andrei and Leif (Bit2Me)

Finance

Solana Company starts building high-speed infrastructure to prepare SOL for next 'super cycle'

The initiative targets institutional demand across Asia-Pacific, offering DeFi tools, liquid staking, and execution services designed for traditional finance firms entering the crypto space.

Solana portfolio shown on a laptop (Amjith S/Unsplash)

Policy

Crypto.com wins initial approval for U.S. federally regulated crypto custodian bank

The national trust charter institution would consolidate custody services under a single framework under federal oversight.

Crypto.com (Jesse Hamilton/Coindesk)

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Markets

Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas remains bullish on bitcoin after plunge

Salinas has previously said he has 70% of his liquid assets in bitcoin.

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

Markets

Circle Internet, crypto miners report earnings: Crypto Week Ahead

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

An engineer sits at a bank of crypto mining rigs.

Web3

Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin proposes AI 'stewards' to help reinvent DAO governance

The system would use zero-knowledge proofs and secure environments (MPC/TEEs) to protect voter identity and sensitive data while preventing coercion and bribery.

Vitalik Buterin

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Finance

Japan's SBI to issue 10 billion yen onchain bond with XRP rewards for retail investors

The SBI START Bonds offer a fixed interest rate, blockchain settlement, and XRP rewards for eligible investors registered on the firm’s exchange.

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

Finance

Inside France’s strict rules for selling majority stake of its state energy cloud to U.S. bitcoin miner

The French government imposed conditions, including a 10% stake by NJJ Capital, to address national interest concerns.

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