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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CoinDesk News

Most Influential: Pump.fun

The platform saw massive success in 2025, with over $150 billion in cumulative volume, $138 million in monthly revenue, and a notable $500 million token sale in July.

Pump.fun

CoinDesk News

Most Influential: The Wrench Attackers

Perpetrators use various tactics, including posing as delivery drivers or waiting at gyms, homes, or hotel rooms, to target victims and demand access to their wallets.

Wrenches

Markets

BNB Lags Wider Market Despite Volume Surge Resistance Levels Hold

Despite uncertainty and a lack of breakout, BNB's fundamentals may be supportive, with recent developments support a bullish case.

"BNB Gains 1.22% Amid Elevated Volume Despite Market Underperformance"

Markets

TON Edges Higher to $1.64 as Consolidation Phase Continues

Technical indicators suggest a slow base-building phase, but TON's price movement is likely to be influenced by today's Fed announcement.

"TON Price Climbs 0.7% to $1.64 Amid Low Volume Consolidation"

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Finance

Sei Wallets to Come Pre-Installed on Millions of Xiaomi Phones

The app will enable peer-to-peer payments, access to decentralized apps, and Web3 exploration, as well as stablecoin payments in retail stores.

Xiaomi smartphone (Li Yan/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

TON Token Yearly Loss Nears 72%, but Potential Reversal Signs Emerge

The token's price found support at $1.6025, which held firm despite initial selling pressure, and has since shown signs of a potential reversal.

"Toncoin Falls 1.8% to $1.6252 Amid Increased Institutional Selling Pressure"

Crypto Daybook Americas

No Direction: Crypto Daybook Americas

Your day-ahead look for Dec. 9, 2025

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Markets

U.S. Interest Rates, Do Kwon Sentencing: Crypto Week Ahead

Your look at what's coming in the week starting Dec. 8.

Federal Reserve logo highlighted on a U.S. banknote (joshua-hoehne/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Finance

French Banking Giant BPCE to Roll Out Crypto Trading for 2M Retail Clients

The service will allow customers to buy and sell BTC, ETH, SOL, and USDC through a separate digital asset account managed by Hexarq.

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Finance

Two Casascius Coins Holding 2K BTC Moved After 13 Years of Inactivity

The Casascius coins were designed as offline cold storage with embedded private keys, but the project was shut down in 2013 due to regulatory pressure from FinCEN.

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