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

Galaxy Digital to manage Sharplink’s new $125 million onchain yield play

The Galaxy Sharplink Onchain Yield Fund would receive $100 million from Sharplink’s staked ETH treasury and $25 million from Galaxy.

Daytrading bitcoins financial markets at a coffeeshop. (Austin Distel/Unsplash)

Finance

Corpay taps BVNK to bring stablecoin wallets to corporate payments

Corpay will use stablecoin rails in its treasury operations to improve capital efficiency, reduce reliance on pre-funded accounts, and move funds across its global footprint.

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Crypto Daybook Americas

Bitcoin funds capture $700 million as institutions place their bets

Your day-ahead look for May 11, 2026

Some coins piled on top of a $100 note.

Markets

Bitcoin whipsaws on CME open as Iran tensions pressure crypto markets

BTC briefly topped $82,400 before slipping below $81,000 as traders repositioned around CME futures open and geopolitical risks rattled markets.

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Markets

New Fed chair, Base's Azul upgrade, corporate earnings: Crypto Week Ahead

Your look at what's coming in the week starting May 11.

U.S. Federal Reserve in Washington. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Trump Media’s Q1 loss widens to $406 million on bitcoin, CRO markdowns

The loss was primarily driven by $244 million in unrealized losses on cryptocurrency holdings and an additional $108.2 million investment loss.

President Donald Trump at the White House (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto industry cheers Senate Clarity Act markup date as market structure push resumes

The bill's progress follows talks on jurisdiction, consumer/developer protections, and stablecoin rewards, with crypto firms backing a yield compromise.

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Finance

Emerging-market users are treating crypto exchanges like banking apps, Binance says

One point three billion adults lack financial services, 4.7 billion lack credit, and 1.4 billion savers in low-income nations earn no deposit interest, Binance said.

A pair of hands resting on a keyboard with an iPad showing graphs and price quotes. (Kanchanara/Unsplash)

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Finance

Swiss central bank bitcoin reserve push fails over signature shortfall

The initiative sought to amend Switzerland's constitution, requiring the Swiss National Bank (SNB) to hold BTC alongside gold and foreign-currency reserves.

Swiss flags in Zurich (Claudio Schwarz/Unsplash)