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

Barclays invests in stablecoin settlement firm as tokenized infrastructure advances

Ubyx is building a framework to enable tokenized money to move between issuers and institutions, supporting the exchange and redemption of funds.

Barclays logo on building (Jose Marroquin/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

BNB breaks $910 resistance on wider crypto market rally momentum

Market participants defended rising support while trading volume surged 66% above average during resistance tests near $908, pointing to increasing demand ahead of major network upgrade.

BNB Climbs 0.9% to $905.75 Amid Surge in Volume Ahead of Fermi Hard Fork

Markets

Arthur Hayes' Maelstrom enters 2026 at 'almost maximum risk' betting on altcoins

The fund is betting on a liquidity wave driven by U.S. deficit spending and potential money printing by the Federal Reserve, which Hayes expects to support crypto prices.

Arthur Hayes (CoinDesk)

Markets

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)

Markets

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

Finance

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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Finance

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)

Policy

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 (appshunter.io/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)