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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Finance

Spanish Bank BBVA Said to Offer Off-Exchange Custody to Binance Customers: FT

Cryptocurrency exchanges have been rolling out stricter controls and clearer disclosures on how user funds are safeguarded.

Binance logo on a smartphone (Vadim Artyukhin/Unsplash)

Markets

PEPE Jumps 5% as Rate-Cut Bets and Whale Accumulation Drive Risk Asset Rally

The recent price rally is likely tied to a broader market trend, with growing expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut in September.

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Markets

BNB Climbs Then Retraces Amid $500M Treasury Push

The token experienced a sharp rally earlier in the day, reaching a local high of $778, but a rapid sell-off followed, trimming gains made during the advance.

BNB price chart (CoinDesk Data)

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Markets

Chainlink Launches LINK Reserve to Fuel Network Growth

The reserve is funded by offchain and onchain revenue, which is automatically converted into LINK via mechanism called Payment Abstraction.

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Finance

Tether Leads 30M-Euro Investment Round in Spanish Crypto Exchange Bit2Me

The deal follows Bit2Me's authorization under the EU's MiCA license approval, allowing it to operate across the European Union.

Bit2Me's team posing for a photo (Bit2Me)

Markets

BNB Climbs Toward $760 as Market Sell-Off Eases

BNB's 10% drawdown from its peak positions it as one of the more stable assets in the exchange token sector, which has seen larger declines.

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Markets

BNB Falls Below $750 as Crypto Market Sell-Off Erases Corporate-Fueled Optimism

The drop came amid a market sell-off triggered by bitcoin's drop to $112,800, which sparked $360 million in liquidations in 24 hours.

BNB price chart (CoinDesk Data)

Markets

PEPE Sinks 32% From July High as Traders Capitulate on Tariff Jitters

PEPE lost nearly 4% of its value in 24 hours amid a broader market sell-off, with its price falling from $0.00001083 to $0.00001002.

PEPE price index (CoinDesk Data)