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 Drops 4% as Memecoin Sector Underperforms Broader Crypto Market

Despite the price decline, whale accumulation of PEPE continued, with the top addresses on Ethereum increasing their holdings by 1.5% in the last 30 days.

PEPE price data (CoinDesk Data)

Markets

BNB Nears Record High as Corporate Buyers Spur 4% Rally

Strong buying interest and heavy trading volume supported the rally, but selling pressure emerged near $855, suggesting potential short-term consolidation.

BNB price chart (CoinDesk Data)

Finance

Stripe Taps Paradigm’s Matt Huang to Lead New Blockchain Tempo: Fortune

Tempo is described as a high-performance, payments-focused layer 1 blockchain compatible with Ethereum.

Cardano is set to undergo a hard fork Wednesday. (Pexels/Pixabay)

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Finance

Crypto Trading Drove Over 90% of eToro’s Second Quarter Revenue

eToro reported $2.09 billion in total revenue in Q2, with cryptoassets contributing $1.91 billion.

EToro (CoinDesk Archives)

Markets

BNB Climbs Above $810 as Buyers Target $815 Resistance

BNB’s price action, characterized by continued buying and retests of support levels, suggests potential institutional accumulation.

BNB price (CoinDesk Data)

Finance

Transak Raises $16M From IDG Capital, Tether to Scale Stablecoin Payment Network

Transak plans to use the funds to expand its stablecoin payments stack and enter new markets, the company said.

Seed Funding Investment coins in a jar (Towfiqu barbhuiya/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Finance

Circle Unveils Layer-1 Blockchain Arc, Reports $428 Million Q2 Loss

Circle's Q2 financials showed $658 million in revenue, but a net loss of $482 million due to non-cash IPO-linked items.

Circle logo on a shop front (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)