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

Hive, Riot earnings reports, Fed rate-decision minutes: Crypto Week Ahead

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

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Finance

Metaplanet operating profit to rise 81% in 2026 after soaring 17-fold last year on options writing

The company recorded a non-cash bitcoin valuation loss of 102.2 billion yen ($650 million) due to the cryptocurrency’s price drop.

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Finance

Russia's daily crypto turnover is over $650 million, Ministry of Finance says

Government and central bank officials are pushing for legislation to regulate cryptocurrency activities, aiming for passage during the spring session.

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

Markets

Wall Street remains bullish on bitcoin while offshore traders retreat

The difference in futures basis between CME and Deribit reflects varying risk appetite across regions.

Stock market price charts (Anne Nygård/Unsplash)

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Finance

Elon Musk's X to launch crypto and stock trading in ‘couple weeks’

Users will be able to interact with ticker symbols in posts and execute trades within the app, the company's head of product said.

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Markets

Bitcoin claws back to $70,000 on cooling inflation after $8.7 billion wipeout

Despite the price recovery, the Crypto Fear & Greed Index remains in “extreme fear,” indicating underlying market anxiety.

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Markets

Bitcoin, ether little changed before U.S. inflation report

Derivatives show tentative optimism, with cleaned-up leverage, positive funding rates and rising institutional basis, even though traders are still paying a premium for short-term downside protection.

Wooden block tiles spell out the word "inflation"

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Policy

PGI Global CEO handed 20-year sentence for $200 million bitcoin, forex Ponzi scheme

Instead of investing in bitcoin and foreign currency trading, as promised, Palafox used new investor funds to pay old ones and siphoned millions for personal use.

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Finance

ETHZilla prepares for takeoff: How you can now own a piece of a jet engine for just $100

ETHZilla unveiled a tokenized aviation asset, Eurus Aero Token I, offering accredited investors access to lease income from two commercial jet engines.

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