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 Hits $1,000 All-Time High as Binance Nears DOJ Deal, Rumors of CZ’s Return Grow

BNB has surpassed SOL to become the fifth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.

BNB price chart (CoinDesk Data)

Markets

Bitcoin ETF Inflows Reverse as Fed’s Hawkish Outlook Triggers Market Caution

Ethereum ETFs also saw redemptions, losing $1.89 million, while cryptocurrency prices edged higher.

Bulls and bears (Midjourney/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

BNB Price Jumps on Report Binance Is Nearing a DOJ Deal to End Compliance Monitoring

BNB outperformed the wider crypto market, which has been cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision.

BNBUSD chart (CoinDesk Data)

Finance

Forward Industries Launches $4B ATM Offering to Expand Solana Treasury

Forward Industries currently has the largest solana treasury among publicly traded firms with 6.8 million SOL.

Solana (SOL) Logo

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Finance

Metaplanet Sets Up U.S., Japan Subsidiaries, Buys Bitcoin.jp Domain Name

The company also plans to raise 204.1 billion yen ($1.4 billion) in an international share sale to increase its bitcoin holdings.

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Markets

21Shares Hits 50 Crypto ETPs in Europe With Launch of AI and Raydium-Focused Products

AFET tracks a group of decentralized AI protocols, while ARAY offers exposure to Solana-based decentralized exchange Raydium's token.

Bulls and bears (Midjourney/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

BNB Inches Higher as Traders Test $930 Resistance, Exchange Tokens Stay Firm

Corporate treasuries now hold around 828,900 BNB, worth roughly $770 million, with several companies, including CEA Industries, pledging to accumulate the cryptocurrency.

BNBUSD (CoinDesk Data)

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Finance

Santander’s Openbank Starts Offering Crypto Trading in Germany, Spain Coming Soon

The service allows customers to buy, sell and hold five popular cryptocurrencies: BTC, ETH, LTC, MATIC and ADA.

Santander in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Junius/ Wikimedia Commons)

Finance

Robinhood Expands Private Equity Token Push With New Venture Capital Fund

The fund would invest in a basket of private companies across various industries and hold them through IPO and beyond.

Robinhood website (PiggyBank/ Unsplash/ Modified by CoinDesk)