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

Sonic Labs Commits $40M to SonicStrategy as It Eyes Nasdaq Listing, U.S. Expansion

The funding will be used to support SonicStrategy's treasury, validator operations, and blockchain investments, and can convert to common stock at $4.50 per share.

Seed Funding Investment coins in a jar (Towfiqu barbhuiya/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

BNB Hovers Near $850 After Brief Rally Above $855 as Sellers Return

The rebound from support was fueled by above-average activity and a clean break above nearby resistance could shift sentiment.

BNB price chart (CoinDesk Data)

Web3

Bunni DEX Halts Smart Contracts After Exploit Drains $8.4M Across Chains

The exploit targeted BunniHub, the protocol's main contract system, and the funds have been traced to two Ethereum wallets.

Fluffy bunny (Pablo Martinez/Unsplash)

Markets

BNB Slips Below $860 as Traders Brace for U.S. Jobs Data

Underlying network activity surged, with daily active wallet addresses on BNB Chain more than doubling to 2.5 million, but transaction volumes have been dropping steadily since late June.

BNB price chart (CoinDesk Data)

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Markets

PEPE Slips as Whale Offloads $4.8M Stake, Still Outperforms Memecoin Sector

Despite the sell-off, PEPE rebounded sharply from it's session lows, with sustained buying interest and growing whale holdings.

PEPE/USD Price chart (CoinDesk Data)

Markets

PEPE Drops 4% as Memecoin Sector Underperforms Broader Crypto Market

Despite the price decline, whale accumulation of PEPE continued, with the top addresses on Ethereum increasing their holdings by 1.5% in the last 30 days.

PEPE price data (CoinDesk Data)

Markets

BNB Nears Record High as Corporate Buyers Spur 4% Rally

Strong buying interest and heavy trading volume supported the rally, but selling pressure emerged near $855, suggesting potential short-term consolidation.

BNB price chart (CoinDesk Data)

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Finance

Stripe Taps Paradigm’s Matt Huang to Lead New Blockchain Tempo: Fortune

Tempo is described as a high-performance, payments-focused layer 1 blockchain compatible with Ethereum.

Cardano is set to undergo a hard fork Wednesday. (Pexels/Pixabay)