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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Pananalapi

BlackRock, Coinbase, Strategy in a new group pledging $15 million to prepare Bitcoin for quantum threats

Members will direct funding independently, with the consortium taking no role in Bitcoin governance or protocol decisions.

Quantum computer demo at IBM office in London. (CoinDesk/Aoyon)

Patakaran

Polymarket to challenge France’s nationwide website block

France’s regulator has said the platform still promoted illegal gambling and cited loss, identity-check and market-manipulation risks.

Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan (Polymarket)

Crypto Daybook Americas

Bulls face a test unlike anything in bitcoin's 17-year history

Your day-ahead look for July 23, 2026

Bulls fighting. (Bykofoto/Shutterstock)

Pananalapi

24/7 financial rails: How BNY plans to eliminate the weekend lag in U.S. Treasuries

The bank will begin testing tokenized Treasuries on a private blockchain by year-end and expand its settlement network to cover more international trading hours.

BNY Mellon office (Vidar Nordli-Mathisen/Unsplash)

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Pananalapi

Revolut hits $115 billion valuation in employee share sale: WSJ

The company reported strong 2025 performance, with a $2.3 billion pre-tax profit, $6 billion in revenue, and over 75 million customers.

Revolut CEO Nikolay Storonsky (Stephen McCarthy/Web Summit via Sportsfile/Flickr)

Patakaran

U.S. seeks forfeiture of $25 million in crypto tied to romance and investment scams

The cases add to more than $800 million that authorities say a dedicated federal scam task force has recovered.

Department of Justice (David Trinks/Unsplash)

Crypto Daybook Americas

Here's why bitcoin bulls should take a closer look at interest rates

Your day-ahead look for July 22, 2026

Bitcoin and Nasdaq's valuations adjusted for cost of capital. (TradingView)

Web3

SecondFi to shut down after $2.4 million ADA wallet theft

The breach stemmed from a vulnerability in transaction signing software that enabled the derivation of private keys from blockchain transaction data.

Glasses in front of monitors with code (Kevin Ku/Unsplash)

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Pananalapi

Jack Mallers steps down as XXI Capital CEO as Tether's plans to merge three bitcoin firms falls

The proposed three-way merger between Twenty One Capital, Mallers' Strike, and Elektron Energy has been abandoned.

Jack Mallers (CoinDesk TV)