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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Policy

Argentina joins growing list of countries blocking Polymarket access

The ruling directs internet providers to block access to the site, and Apple and Google to remove or restrict Polymarket's mobile apps.

Flag of Argentina (Angelica Reyes/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto wealth platform Abra to go public through $750 million SPAC deal

The transaction is expected to deliver as much as $300 million in cash, which will be used to expand the company's institutional crypto lending, yield and custody offerings.

Stock trading charts. (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

South Korea fines Bithumb $24 million, orders 6-month partial suspension over money laundering violations

The fine stems from approximately 6.65 million violations related to KYC and transaction restrictions.

South Korea (Photo by Daniel Bernard on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Markets

Fed headlines central bank rate decisions, Gemini earnings: Crypto Week Ahead

Your look at what's coming in the week starting March 16.

U.S. Federal Reserve headquarters (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto’s multimillion F1 sponsorship under fire as Middle East war hits region's biggest events

Other major business events across the UAE, such as Middle East Energy Dubai and the Dubai International Boat Show, have also been postponed or delayed.

War in the Middle East is forcing F1 to cancel races and crushing crypto’s biggest events (Getty Images)

Finance

Ethereum Foundation sells 5,000 ether to Tom Lee's BitMine in $10.2 million deal

The funds will support the EF's core operations, including protocol R&D and ecosystem grants, as part of a treasury strategy to balance ETH and fiat-like assets.

Thomas Lee, chairman of BitMine and CIO of Fundstrat, on the main stage during Consensus Hong Kong 2026 (David Paul Morris/Consensus)

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Finance

Boris Johnson calling Bitcoin a ‘Ponzi’ draws rebuttal from Michael Saylor and others

The cryptocurrency community pushed back, with Michael Saylor saying Bitcoin has no issuer, promoter, or guaranteed return, and is instead driven by code and market demand.

Michae Saylor (Jason Koerner/Getty Images)

Finance

Brazil industry giants representing 850 companies decry stablecoin tax threat

They argue the tax would be illegal, violating Brazil's Constitution and Virtual Assets Law, as stablecoins are not considered fiat currency.

Brazil's flag (Rafaela Biazi/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)