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

Litecoin Climbs 4% to Top $84, With ETF Odds Growing

The Middle East news might be the immediate catalyst, but spot ETF approval by the SEC could be coming.

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Finance

Pompliano’s ProCap Buys 3,724 Bitcoin After Raising $750M War Chest


The bitcoin-native company bought the coins at an average price of $103,785 and plans on leveraging its holding in yield-generating strategies.

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Markets

A Nasdaq-Listed Stock Surges More Than 100% After Unveiling $1 Billion BNB Token Buying Plan

Nano Labs plans to sell $500 million in convertible notes to accumulate Binance’s BNB, aiming to own 5%-10% of its circulating supply.

A pair of hands resting on a keyboard with an iPad showing graphs and price quotes. (Kanchanara/Unsplash)

Finance

Chainlink, Mastercard Tie-Up to Let Nearly 3B Cardholders Buy Crypto On-Chain

The partnership is part of Mastercard's expanding efforts in the cryptocurrency space, following recent collaborations with Moonpay and Kraken.

Mastercard debit card next to phone with price chart (CardMapr.nl/Unsplash)

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Finance

U.S. Housing Regulator Could Let Crypto Be Considered in Mortgage Applications

Director Bill Pulte said that the FHFA will examine whether cryptocurrency holdings should help when it comes to U.S. home loans.

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Markets

Hedge Fund Veterans Plan $100M BNB Treasury Bet

The move comes amid a growing trend of corporations adopting bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as treasury reserve assets.

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Markets

BNB Sees Modest Gains Following Iran Strikes

BNB is holding steady above $616 support as network activity and a key upgrade fuel investor interest.

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Markets

Brazil’s Méliuz Buys $28.6M in Bitcoin, Becomes Top Public BTC Holder in Latin America

The company reported a BTC yield of 908%, ranking it among the largest among bitcoin treasury companies.

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Finance

Veda Raises $18M to Expand DeFi Vault Infrastructure Powering Over $3.7B in Assets

The funding round was led by CoinFund and comes as the firm aims to simplify DeFi yields for apps and institutions across blockchains

Veda management team with CEO Sunand Raghupathi in the middle. (Veda)