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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Markets

BNB Slides 6.5% After Hitting All-Time High After $500B Crypto Rout

Despite the drop accumulation continues, with China Renaissance aiming to raise $600 million for a publicly traded crypto treasury focused solely on BNB.

BNBUSD (CoinDesk Data)

Finance

S&P Global Brings Stablecoin Risk Scores Onchain Through Chainlink

The assessments score stablecoins from 1 to 5 based on factors such as asset quality, liquidity and regulatory status.

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Finance

Investment Bank China Renaissance Plans $600M BNB Treasury With YZi Labs: Bloomberg

The proposed investment vehicle would be a publicly traded US company designed to buy and hold BNB, marking one of the largest single bets on BNB by a publicly listed entity.

BNB (Midjourney/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Markets

Ethereum's Fusaka Testing and Continued U.S. Government Shutdown: Crypto Week Ahead

Your look at what's coming in the week starting Oct. 13.

U.S. Congress (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Ethena's USDe Briefly Loses Peg During $19B Crypto Liquidation Cascade

USDe recovered quickly, and Ethena Labs confirmed that the mint and redeem functionality remained operational, with the stablecoin remaining overcollateralized.

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Markets

‘Largest Ever’ Crypto Liquidation Event Wipes Out 6,300 Wallets on Hyperliquid

The sell-off erased over $1.23 billion in trader capital on Hyperliquid and $19 billion across the crypto market in a 24 hours.

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Markets

Norwegian Officials Probe Major Polymarket Bets on Nobel Peace Winner

A trader with a new account and no prior betting history placed a $70,000 bet on Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado winning the prize.

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Markets

Gold-Backed Tokens Hold Firm in $19B Crypto Rout, but Rally May Be Near Exhaustion

Gold-backed tokens have been a refuge for crypto investors, with year-to-date gains of over 50%, mirroring gold's historic rally.

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