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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Crypto Long & Short: Markets at Highs, Crypto Still Waiting

In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Josh Olszewicz of Canary Capital writes about equities, liquidity and crypto’s early — but still tentative — signs of a bullish turn. Then, Joshua de Vos examines ten major blockchain ecosystems and the trends to watch as we head into 2026.

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Bybit Pay links with digital wallets Yape, Plin to offer crypto payments in Peru

Users can spend stablecoins and major cryptocurrencies which are automatically converted into Peruvian soles at the point of sale.

Bybit app on an iphone (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

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Spanish bank Bankinter joins BBVA and Tether with stake in crypto exchange Bit2Me

The investment strengthens Bit2Me's capital structure and supports its regulatory ambitions in Europe and Latin America.

Executives from Bankinter and Bit2Me (Bit2Me)

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市场

Bitcoin rallies past $93,000 after inflation data increased chances of further rate cuts

The largest cryptocurrency is now facing a key "resistance" zone at $93,500-$95,000, which has capped its price for nearly two months.

Bitcoin price on Jan. 13 (CoinDesk)

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Franklin Templeton turns money market fund into stablecoin reserve vehicle

The LUIXX fund has been modified to hold short-term US Treasuries and meet stablecoin reserve standards. The DIGXX fund now offers an onchain share class.

Seed Funding Investment coins in a jar (Towfiqu barbhuiya/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

市场

BNB's price holds above $900 after slight gain but fails to break key resistance

The Fermi hard fork upgrade has improved BNB Smart Chain's throughput and finality, and Grayscale has filed for a BNB ETF.

BNB Rises to $906.31 Amid Increased Institutional Volume and Market Lag

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Kraken-backed SPAC files for $250 million initial public offering

The SPAC will focus on cryptocurrency ecosystem businesses, expanding Kraken's presence in public markets.

Kraken on phone (PiggyBank/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Ukraine blocks Polymarket in wider online gambling crackdown

Polymarket is already restricted in 33 countries.

Ukrainian flag (Max Kukurudziak/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)