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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Policy

Trump’s AI and crypto czar says crypto and traditional banks will become ‘one industry’

Sacks believes the divide between banking and crypto industries will disappear, with banks potentially seeing stablecoin issuance as a way to enter the market.

Crypto and Artificial Intelligence Czar David Sacks speaks at the White House (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Galaxy Digital to start $100 million hedge fund targeting crypto, fintech: FT

The fund will allocate up to 30% to crypto tokens and 70% to financial services stocks, taking both long and short positions to capitalize on market shifts.

Mike Novogratz, Founder and CEO, Galaxy Digital. (CoinDesk)

Finance

Chainlink expands data streams to cover multitrillion-dollar U.S. stock market

The upgrade uses a "pull" model for sub-second updates, allowing more advanced trading logic and avoiding high gas costs.

Stock market price charts (Anne Nygård/Unsplash)

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Markets

Solana falls, rebounds from $145 as crypto market liquidations near $350 million


Despite strong fundamentals including $15 billion in stablecoins and $1 billion in tokenized real-world assets, technical signals suggest growing uncertainty.

Solana Price Drops 3.6% to $129 Amid $59M Long Liquidation After Resistance Failure

Finance

Tom Lee's Bitmine Immersion wins investor backing to expand share limit

The company now holds 4.203 million ETH, 193 BTC, a $22 million stake in Eightco Holdings, and nearly $1 billion in cash.

Tom Lee

Policy

Portugal joins growing list of countries cracking down on Polymarket

Betting on political events is illegal in Portugal, and the regulator gave Polymarket 48 hours to cease operations in the country.

Portugal's Praça do Comércio (Claudio Schwarz/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Markets

Here are the 3 things to watch that will move bitcoin and crypto prices in 2026

The four-year crypto market cycle, driven by bitcoin halving events, may be over, with institutional products like ETFs changing market dynamics.

Stock market price charts (Anne Nygård/Unsplash)

Web3

Decentralized autonomous organizations need a rethink, Ethereum co-founder says

He called for a new wave of DAOs that focus on critical functions, like data maintenance and dispute resolution, with more sophisticated governance.

Vitalik Buterin