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

NFT Market Sees 29% Daily Rise as CryptoPunk, Penguins Surge

The resurgence in NFT interest comes after a prolonged bear market, with sales volumes having plateaued around $400 million a month.

Pudgy Penguins is a collection of 8,888 unique penguins with proof of ownership stored on the Ethereum blockchain. (Screenshot: OpenSea)

Markets

BNB Jumps 4.5% as Corporate Buyers, Developer Activity Fuel Rally

The BNB Chain's 2025-2026 roadmap, which includes scaling gas limits and adding privacy features, has also likely contributed to improved sentiment.

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Finance

DeFi Development Nears $200M Solana Treasury

DFDV recently raised $19.2 million to finance its SOL accumulation and has $4.98 billion available under its credit facility.

Solana portfolio shown on a laptop (Amjith S/Unsplash)

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Finance

Sequans Buys $150M in Bitcoin, Doubling Down on BTC Treasury After $384M Raise

The purchase, funded by a recent private placement, aims to enhance financial resilience and create long-term value.

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

Markets

Avalanche’s AVAX ‘Breakout Finally Happened’ After 30% Monthly Price Jump

This price increase, coupled with a rebound in DeFi activity, suggests growing confidence among traders and a potential short-term target of $32 to $35.

AVAX monthly price chart (CoinDesk Data)

Web3

Indian Crypto Exchange CoinDCX Suffers $44M Hack

The timing of the hack carries an unsettling echo: it occurred exactly one year after another Indian exchange, WazirX, was hacked for $235 million.

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Finance

Shares of Jack Dorsey’s Block Jump 8.5% on S&P 500 Inclusion

Inclusion in the S&P 500 index will increase Block's visibility and exposure to institutional investors, who will indirectly gain exposure to bitcoin.

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Finance

TAO Synergies Becomes Largest Public Holder of Bittensor Token With $10M Purchase

The company plans to stake the tokens within the Bittensor network, believing in the continued growth and expansion of decentralized AI.

artificial intelligence (AI) key on a keyboard (BoliviaInteligente/Unsplash)