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

Bitcoin is still a great way to diversify portfolio even if it trades like a tech stock, analyst says

The central debate has shifted from whether bitcoin can survive to if it can function as a sovereign reserve asset, as critics assess it by institutional standards.

Stock market price charts (Anne Nygård/Unsplash)

Policy

Trump's cyber strategy vows to 'support the security' of cryptocurrencies and blockchain

This places blockchain security in the context of national technology competition alongside AI and quantum computing.

U.S. President Donald Trump  (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Latin America’s crypto user growth outpaced U.S. by 3x in 2025, report shows

Brazil and Argentina are leading the growth, with Brazil dominating by transaction size and Argentina seeing increasing adoption driven by cross-border payments and stablecoin use.

Latin America (Leon Overwheel/Unsplash)

Finance

Bitcoin purist Jack Dorsey says that his firm is reluctantly giving in to stablecoin craze

The shift comes as stablecoins surge in popularity and competitors like Stripe and PayPal add stablecoin options, increasing market pressure.

Block CEO Jack Dorsey (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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Finance

Kalshi, Polymarket seeking $20 billion valuations in fundraising talks: WSJ

Kalshi, approved by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, was last valued at $11 billion, while Polymarket was valued at $9 billion.

Kalshi website on a laptop.

Crypto Daybook Americas

Bitcoin hit by short-termism as rally fades ahead of U.S. jobs data

Your day-ahead look for March 6, 2026

The Iranian flag flutters above a cityscape. (Shutterstock)

Policy

Crypto-friendly fintech giant Revolut files for U.S. banking license

The license would allow the firm to operate like a traditional bank and gain direct access to payment networks like Fedwire and ACH.

A Revolut card (Kay/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Crypto Daybook Americas

Bitcoin takes aim at $74,000. Surprisingly, the dollar's rallying too.

Your day-ahead look for March 5, 2026

Styllized bull (Midjourney/Modified by CoinDesk)

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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.

Stacks of paper files in an office (Wesley Tingey/Unsplash)

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.

Toy soldiers on a map (Amos K/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)