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

BNB Holds Near $660 as Traders Weigh Breakout Potential

Technical analysis suggests that BNB is consolidating, with buyers supporting the price around $659.45 and sellers capping gains at $664.38.

BNB Price chart (CoinDesk Data)

Policy

Russia Creates Registry of Crypto Mining Equipment to Tighten Oversight

Officials say the list will help identify miners and enforce new tax and energy rules as Russia formalizes the crypto sector.

Top of the Kremlin (Artem Beliaikin/Unsplash)

Web3

Bitcoin Developer Jon Atack Briefly Arrested in El Salvador After Neighborly Dispute

He was released after an hour and described the officers as professional and friendly.

Historic center of San Salvador, El Salvador (Esaú Fuentes González/Unsplash)

Markets

CoreWeave to Acquire Core Scientific in $9B All-Stock Deal

The deal values Core Scientific shares at $20.40, a 66% premium to its price late last month, with each Core Scientific share being swapped for 0.1235 CoreWeave shares.

Business deal handshake (Radission US/Unsplash)

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Markets

Chart of the Week: Wall Street Has Claimed Bitcoin—Now What?

Bitcoin's correlation with U.S. equities is still very high, while it has almost zero relation to gold and USD.

Wall Street sign with American flags and New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan, New York City, USA. (Getty Images)

Policy

Crypto, Cash, and Condos: Singapore Ends $2.2B Laundering Case With Fines

Singapore hits banks with $21.5M in fines over a $2.2 billion money laundering scandal involving cash, property and crypto

Banks in Singapore (Aditya Chinchure/Unsplash)

Web3

Drake Compares Fake Friends to Bitcoin's Volatility: ‘Down This Week, Up Next’

From rap verses to million-dollar crypto wagers, Drake’s high-stakes love affair with bitcoin keeps unfolding.

Canadian rapper Drake on Tuesday shared a clip of Michael Saylor’s interview on CNBC on his Instagram account, reaching over 146 million followers. (Charito Yap/Flickr)

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Finance

U.S. Recession Odds on Polymarket Plunge to 22% as Trade Tensions Cool

Perceived odds of a U.S. recession peaked at 66% back in April as Wall Street banks were raising red flags, yet they have since plunged as trade negotiations advanced.

Odds of a US recession in 2025 chart (Polymarket)

Finance

Ex-ECB Official Urges Europe to Back Euro Stablecoins or Risk Losing Financial Power

Ex-ECB board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi warned the EU's slow roll-out of euro stablecoins could cede control to dollar-backed tokens.

Euro notes (jojooff/Pixabay)