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

Tether is buying up to $1 billion of gold per month and storing it in a 'James Bond' bunker

The company's gold purchases are mostly for its own reserves, but also support its XAUT stablecoin.

Stacked gold bars (Scottsdale Mint/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Nomura's Laser Digital applies for U.S. national trust bank to offer crypto custody

The proposed bank would offer cryptocurrency custody, spot trading and staking services under direct federal regulatory supervision.

Nomura's name on an exhibition stand.

Markets

BNB rises 2.5%, nears $900 mark as prediction market growth signals utility expansion

A new physically backed BNB exchange-traded product launched on Nasdaq Stockholm, adding to existing investment options.

BNB Climbs 1% to $882 Amid Growing Institutional Interest and Technical Consolidation

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Policy

Crypto exchange WhiteBIT flagged by Russia as 'undesirable' over support for Ukraine military

WhiteBIT has actively supported Ukraine's war effort, donating $11 million to military initiatives and processing over $160 million in donations.

Russia stablecoin milestone. (Photo by Artem Beliaikin on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

BlackRock doubles down on bitcoin fund offerings with income-focused filing

The ETF would actively manage a covered call bitcoin exposure through BlackRock's existing iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), to generate income for investors.

Blackrock


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Finance

Bitcoin income windfall drives Metaplanet to revise full-year revenue forecast upward

The company forecasts revenue of over $100 million for FY2026, with 97.5% of projected sales coming from its Bitcoin Income Generation business.

bitcoin price chart (Behnam Norouzi/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Fed rates decision, Tesla earnings, Bybit roadmap: Crypto Week Ahead

Your look at what's coming in the week starting Jan. 26.

Bybit CEO Ben Zhou (Danny Nelson/ CoinDesk)