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

Investing in ‘Uptober’? Brazil's Largest Investment Bank's Crypto Arm Names 5 Token Picks

The bank's crypto platform, Mynt, cites institutional demand, network security, and real-world use cases as reasons for its picks.

(Midjourney/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Walmart-Backed OnePay to Add Bitcoin and Ether Trading to Finance App: CNBC

The service will be powered by Zerohash, and will put OnePay in line with competitors like Venmo, Cash App, and PayPal.

Mastercard debit card next to phone with price chart (CardMapr.nl/Unsplash)

Finance

Brazil’s Mercado Bitcoin Bets on ‘Invisible Blockchain’ Approach to Build Financial Super App

The company plans on using blockchain technology behind the scenes while avoiding crypto-native terminology.

Daniel Cunha, Mercado Bitcoin's head of corporate development (Mercado Bitcoin)

Markets

Floki Soars 23% as Valour Launches Europe’s First FLOKI ETP

The ETP, developed by Valour, allows retail and institutional investors to gain exposure to FLOKI without directly holding crypto.

Cryptocurrency prices seen on phone and monitors. (Sajad Nori/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Markets

BNB Climbs 3.5% as Fed Rate Cut Bets Fuel Rally Past Key Resistance

BNB's price action was also influenced by a reduction in gas fees and Kazakhstan's state-backed Alem Crypto Fund naming BNB as its first investment asset.

BNBUSD chart (CoinDesk Data)

Finance

Canaan Shares Jump Over 12% as it Lands Largest U.S. Order in 3 Years

The machines will ship in the fourth quarter of 2025, the company said, while keeping the buyer unnamed.

Racks of mining machines.

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Finance

Abu Dhabi Bans Crypto Mining on Farms, Citing Energy Use

Farms caught mining cryptocurrency will face penalties, including a fine of 100,000 dirham ($27,000), doubled for repeat offenses.

Data center servers (Taylor Vick/Unsplash)