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

The $11 billion dig: Bridgetower and Chainlink bring an Arizona copper mine onchain

The $11 billion project is the first tranche of Bridgetower's targeted $25 billion pipeline across energy, metals, and natural resources.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Markets

Bitcoin price slips after Trump hikes worldwide tariff to 15% from 10% despite Supreme Court decision

U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 15% worldwide tariff on imported goods, despite an earlier Supreme Court decision that invalidated earlier trade actions.

U.S. President Donald Trump (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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