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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Morgan Stanley files for bitcoin and solana ETFs, deepening crypto push

Wall Street heavyweight files for bitcoin trust amid rising institutional demand.

Morgan Stanley (Shutterstock)

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BNB token ticks higher as technical upgrades frame tight price compression

Technically, BNB is compressed between rising support and a descending resistance zone near $910, indicating a balance rather than a clear direction.

BNB Rises 1.7% to $901.83 Amid Volume Surge but Hits Resistance at $902-$908

Финансы

Bitmine Immersion adds 33,000 ETH, bringing total crypto and cash holdings above $14 billion

Led by Chairman Tom Lee, the company now holds 4.14 million ether (ETH), or 3.4% of the total supply.

Screenshot of Tom Lee on CoinDesk TV (CoinDesk)

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CME Group’s average crypto derivatives volume hit record $12 billion in 2025

CME's overall average daily volume across asset classes hit an all-time high of 28.1 million contracts, with crypto being a key contributor.

Trading screen with price monitors and charts (Yashowardhan Singh/Unsplash)

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Политика

Coinbase drops peso-based services in Argentina less than a year after market entry

The move is deemed a "deliberate pause" and not a full exit, with Coinbase planning to reassess and return with a stronger product.

Coinbase app on a mobile phone screen (appshunter.io/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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U.S. jobs report, Ethereum upgrade: Crypto Week Ahead

Your look at what's coming in the week starting Jan. 5.

Stylized Ethereum logo

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Circle platform promising tokenized gold, silver swaps is 'fake,' company says

The release, distributed on Christmas Eve, used Circle branding and claimed to quote executives, but a Circle spokesperson said it was "not real."

Circle logo on a building

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Финансы

Crypto M&A hits record $8.6 billion in 2025 as Trump’s regulatory stance spurs deals

The largest deals of the year included Coinbase's $2.9 billion acquisition of Deribit, Kraken's $1.5 billion purchase of NinjaTrader, and Ripple's $1.25 billion buyout of Hidden Road.

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

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HashKey Capital's $500 million-target blockchain fund raises $250 million in first round

The HashKey Fintech Multi-Strategy Fund IV aims will invest in blockchain infrastructure and applications with real-world use cases.

Hong Kong's skyline (Chris Lam/CoinDesk)