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

Capital B aims to add 376 BTC to bitcoin treasury following $8.8 million Adam Back investment

The Euronext Growth Paris-listed firm issued 13,181,030 shares with four warrants each at 58 euro cents per share, according to a filing on Wednesday.

Blockstream CEO Adam Back at Consensus Hong Kong in February 2025 (CoinDesk/Personae Digital)

Finance

Lawsuit challenges Tether for allegedly freezing $42.4 million USDT before U.S. warrant

The plaintiffs allege that Tether acted in response to an informal U.S. law-enforcement request more than three months before a seizure warrant was issued.

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Finance

Live updates: Bitcoin trades near $77,000, with central bank policy rate decisions taking center stage

The ADP reported private-sector job growth of just 38,000, missing forecasts and marking the weakest level since January.

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Finance

Citi, Goldman, other global banks and asset managers team up on stablecoin venture

The group will focus first on a U.S. dollar stablecoin for payments and digital asset settlement, with a euro token a priority for expansion.

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Finance

Live updates: Bitcoin slumps as oil surges to three-month high on new Iran strikes

Bitcoin ETFs took in $217 million on Monday, one session after an outflow ended their nine-day run. Ether ETFs have not had net outflows since mid-August.

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Policy

Kalshi lays down first lifetime ban for ex-member of Congress George Santos

The prediction market platform banned Santos for manipulation as part of the industry's ongoing efforts to show it's dealing with bad behavior.

Former U.S. Representative George Santos (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

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Finance

Ireland bars crypto from new tax-advantaged investment accounts

Eligible assets for the new accounts include listed stocks, bonds, and ETFs, with providers handling tax reporting to simplify investor compliance.

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Finance

Sberbank plans to add ether and USDT as collateral for crypto-backed loans: Report

The Bank of Russia recently included ETH and USDT in a draft list of cryptocurrencies approved for public trading on Russian exchanges.

Sberbank. (Photo: Oruwachichin via Wikimedia Commons)