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

Astra Nova Raises $48.3M to Grow Web3, AI Entertainment Ecosystem

The company develops no-code tools that enable creators to launch blockchain-based entertainment experiences.

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

Finance

SharpLink Raises $76.5M in Premium-Priced Stock Deal to Expand Ether Holdings

The sale reflects "strong institutional confidence," the company said, with an unnamed investor also receiving an option to buy another 4.5 million shares

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Finance

Figment Acquires Rated Labs to Bolster Staking Data for Institutional Clients

The acquisition will allow Figment to provide its clients with stronger data tools, including Rated's Explorer and data APIs.

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Markets

BNB is Now Down 11% From Its Record High Despite Coinbase Roadmap Listing


The token's recent addition to Coinbase's listing roadmap has failed to boost its price, but corporate treasury accumulation continues.

BNBUSD (CoinDesk Data)

Finance

Indian Telecom Giant Reliance Jio Taps Aptos to Deliver Blockchain Rewards to 500M Users

The partnership will utilize Aptos' layer-1 blockchain to distribute digital rewards, with a focus on real-world utility rather than speculation.

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Markets

BNB Holds Near $1,190 as China Merchants Bank Tokenizes Fund on BNB Chain

BNB Chain and Binance launched initiatives to shore up confidence, including a $45 million airdrop and a $400 million "Together Initiative".

BNBUSD (CoinDesk Data)

Finance

French Banking Giant ODDO BHF Enters Crypto With Euro-Backed Stablecoin EUROD

EUROD will be listed on Madrid-based crypto platform Bit2Me, which is backed by major institutions including telecom giant Telefonica.

Théo Planel - Business Developer Crypto Assets at ODDO BHF; Andrei Manuel, co-founder and COO of Bit2Me; and Guy De Leusse - COO at ODDO BHF. (Bit2ME)