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

ZeroHash applies for national trust bank charter to expand regulated stablecoin services

A charter would allow ZeroHash to operate under a single federal framework, rather than state-by-state rules and offer services aligned with recent legislation.

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Finance

Billions in crypto are moving in Iran. Analysts can't agree if it's war-time panic or business as usual.

When airstrikes hit Iran on Feb. 28, crypto outflows from Nobitex spiked 873%, suggesting a "digital bank run" was ongoing. The reality may be more complex.

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Crypto Daybook Americas

Here's why bitcoin climbed through $71,000

Your day-ahead look for March 4, 2026

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Finance

Kraken becomes first crypto company to secure Fed master account access

The approval lets Kraken speed up deposits and withdrawals for large traders and institutional clients, but is limited.

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Web3

Aave governance rift deepens as major governance group exits $26 billion DeFi protocol

The conflict centered on a proposal to fund product development and expansion, which ACI opposed due to concerns over self-voting and lack of transparency.

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Crypto Daybook Americas

Oil shock and inflation fears drag down bitcoin

Your day-ahead look for March 3, 2026

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Finance

Tether taps Deloitte for first USAT reserve report

The report is a third-party attestation, which provides a snapshot of reserves at a specific point in time, rather than a full audit of the company's finances.

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Policy

Turkey's ruling party unveils 10% crypto income tax proposal

The bill proposes a 10% tax on gains from regulated crypto platforms, withheld quarterly, with the president having the power to adjust the rate between 0% and 20%.

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Markets

Riot Platforms, Core Scientific earnings, U.S. jobs report: Crypto Week Ahead

Your look at what's coming in the week starting March 2.

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