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

PEPE Faces 15% Downside Risk as Trading Volumes and On-Chain Activity Plunge

Network activity has declined, with daily active addresses dropping to fewer than 3,000, and technical analysis suggesting a possible 15% drop.

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Markets

BNB Gains 1.5% as Corporate Accumulation Eyes Larger Share of Supply

The advance came as broader crypto markets rose and after CEA Industries announced it expanded its BNB stash to 388,888 tokens worth $330 million.

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Finance

AlphaTon Capital Shares Surge on TON Treasury Announcement

The company, which will operate under the ticker "ATON" starting Sept. 4, will manage TON network infrastructure, it said.

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Markets

Solowin Closes $350M AlloyX Deal to Expand Stablecoin Infrastructure in Emerging Markets

The all-stock deal integrates AlloyX's technology, including a stablecoin application platform and RWA tokenization tools, into Solowin's ecosystem.

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Finance

Sonic Labs Commits $40M to SonicStrategy as It Eyes Nasdaq Listing, U.S. Expansion

The funding will be used to support SonicStrategy's treasury, validator operations, and blockchain investments, and can convert to common stock at $4.50 per share.

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Markets

BNB Hovers Near $850 After Brief Rally Above $855 as Sellers Return

The rebound from support was fueled by above-average activity and a clean break above nearby resistance could shift sentiment.

BNB price chart (CoinDesk Data)

Web3

Bunni DEX Halts Smart Contracts After Exploit Drains $8.4M Across Chains

The exploit targeted BunniHub, the protocol's main contract system, and the funds have been traced to two Ethereum wallets.

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Markets

BNB Slips Below $860 as Traders Brace for U.S. Jobs Data

Underlying network activity surged, with daily active wallet addresses on BNB Chain more than doubling to 2.5 million, but transaction volumes have been dropping steadily since late June.

BNB price chart (CoinDesk Data)

Markets

PEPE Slips as Whale Offloads $4.8M Stake, Still Outperforms Memecoin Sector

Despite the sell-off, PEPE rebounded sharply from it's session lows, with sustained buying interest and growing whale holdings.

PEPE/USD Price chart (CoinDesk Data)