Latest from Francisco Rodrigues

Bitcoin defies 'extreme fear,' hot jobs report to show signs of resilience
Bitcoin rose after the U.S. jobs report indicated employment growth in many sectors of the economy was restrained even as the headline number surged.

Gen Z 'nihilism' is fueling a $100 trillion crypto derivatives boom in response to a broken system
A significant increase in housing costs makes home ownership unattainable for many Gen Z individuals, leading to financial nihilism, said CoinFund's David Pakman.

Decentralized AI is in a trough but real opportunities are emerging, crypto VCs say
Moving away from overhyped GPU marketplaces and large AI model alternatives towards purpose-built, full-stack solutions is the goal.

As bitcoin extends declines, industry figures say it's time to buy
Your day-ahead look for Feb. 11, 2026

Bearish sentiment prevails as bitcoin falls below $67,000, ether drops
Bitcoin and ether extended declines, dragging down crypto-related stocks, even as gold and silver rallied.

Tether invests in LayerZero Labs as it doubles down on cross-chain tech, agentic finance
LayerZero’s Omnichain infrastructure (OFT) enables liquid stablecoin use across networks and “agentic finance” use cases.


Memecoins post gains as largest crypto tokens languish
Bitcoin was little changed Tuesday, while ether fell. CoinDesk's memecoin Index rose.

Bitcoin miner Cango sold $305 million of BTC during market slump to fund AI shift
The company plans to deploy modular GPU units across 40+ global sites to provide on-demand AI inference capacity for small and mid-sized businesses.

