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

BTCS Joins Russell Microcap Index as Ether Treasury Firms Continue to Post Big Gains

The move comes amid a broader trend of companies turning to an ether treasury reserve, with several firms seeing significant share price increases in recent weeks.

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Markets

BNB Climbs as Binance Dominates Q2 Volumes Alongside Broader Crypto Rally

Binance maintained its top spot among crypto exchanges, handling over 35% of global trading volume in the second quarter.

BNB price chart (CoinDesk Data)

Markets

PEPE Climbs 6% as Traders Defend Key Levels, Memecoin Index Gains 7%

Trading volumes for the frog-themed token surged to 4.6 trillion, while exchange balances have decreased 2.6% over the past 30 days.

PEPE price chart (CoinDesk Data)


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Markets

BNB Slips Nearly 2% as Traders Cash Out After Run Higher

BNB is celebrating its eighth anniversary and has recently undergone a $1 billion token burn.

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Finance

Bitwise Adds Proof of Reserves for Bitcoin, Ether ETFs

The process involves daily on-chain holdings verification, reconciling balances with the number of fund shares outstanding.

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Markets

PEPE Falls 3% as Heavy Selling Overwhelms Bounce Attempts Despite Whale Accumulation

Despite the sell-off, whale accumulation appears to be robust, with PEPE whales on Ethereum adding 1.4% to their holdings over the past seven days.

PEPE price chart (CoinDesk Data)


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BitMine Immersion Surges 40% After Revealing $500M ETH Treasury

The shares rose over 40% after revealing the large ETH holdings, following a 50% drop after a $2 billion at-the-market offering.

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