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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Drake Compares Fake Friends to Bitcoin's Volatility: ‘Down This Week, Up Next’

From rap verses to million-dollar crypto wagers, Drake’s high-stakes love affair with bitcoin keeps unfolding.

Canadian rapper Drake on Tuesday shared a clip of Michael Saylor’s interview on CNBC on his Instagram account, reaching over 146 million followers. (Charito Yap/Flickr)

Финансы

U.S. Recession Odds on Polymarket Plunge to 22% as Trade Tensions Cool

Perceived odds of a U.S. recession peaked at 66% back in April as Wall Street banks were raising red flags, yet they have since plunged as trade negotiations advanced.

Odds of a US recession in 2025 chart (Polymarket)

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Ex-ECB Official Urges Europe to Back Euro Stablecoins or Risk Losing Financial Power

Ex-ECB board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi warned the EU's slow roll-out of euro stablecoins could cede control to dollar-backed tokens.

Euro notes (jojooff/Pixabay)

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Russian State Giant Rostec Plans Ruble-Pegged Stablecoin, Payment Platform on Tron: TASS

RUBx, based on the Tron blockchain, will be anchored to the Russian ruble and integrated with the country’s banking system.

Top of the Kremlin (Artem Beliaikin/Unsplash)

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PEPE Slips 6% as Whales Load Up, Technicals Hint at Possible Bounce Amid Market Jitters

Despite the price drop, large addresses, or "whale" wallets, have grown their PEPE holdings by over 5% in the past month.

PEPE's Price Chart (CoinDesk Data)

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Nano Labs Buys $50M in BNB in $1B Plan to Hold Up to 10% of Supply

The purchase is part of a larger plan and brings Nano Labs' total digital asset reserves to around $160 million.

Photo of a circuit board containing computer chips

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PEPE Climbs 10% as Golden Cross Signals Possible Further Gains in Hot Memecoin Market

The rally was accompanied by a significant spike in trading volume, with 13.7 trillion tokens traded in a single hour.

PEPE Price chart (CoinDesk Data)

Политика

Crypto Exchange Coinone Wins South Korean Court Battle Over Doubled Bitcoin Withdrawals

The court ruled the customers benefited from unjust enrichment due to a network delay, not the exchange’s servers.

Lady Justice (Wesley Tingey/Unsplash)

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Ripple Expands Stablecoin Infrastructure Partnership as It Seeks Bank License

The partnership will integrate Ripple's payments network with OpenPayd's fiat rails, supporting Ripple USD (RLUSD).

Ripple on the water (Linus Nylund/Unsplash)

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PEPE Price Rises on Golden Cross as Trade Hopes Steady Crypto Market

Technical analysis suggests steady upward pressure, with PEPE forming a series of higher lows and briefly piercing a resistance level .

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