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

BNB Falls Below $750 as Crypto Market Sell-Off Erases Corporate-Fueled Optimism

The drop came amid a market sell-off triggered by bitcoin's drop to $112,800, which sparked $360 million in liquidations in 24 hours.

BNB price chart (CoinDesk Data)

Markets

PEPE Sinks 32% From July High as Traders Capitulate on Tariff Jitters

PEPE lost nearly 4% of its value in 24 hours amid a broader market sell-off, with its price falling from $0.00001083 to $0.00001002.

PEPE price index (CoinDesk Data)

Policy

FinCEN Warns Financial Institutions of Crypto Kiosk Scams

The regulator cited a growing number of scams involving crypto kiosks, including fake tech support and bank-related scams.

Bitcoin ATMs (John Paul Cuvinar/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

New White House Order Could Punish Banks for Dropping Customers Over Beliefs

The order aims to stop "debanking", the practice of denying financial services for ideological reasons.

White House (Michael Schofield/Unsplash)

Markets

BNB Tops $760 Amid Corporate Adoption and New Binance Features

BNB's price rose nearly 2% to top $760, driven by a surge in volume and coordinated buying that pushed through technical resistance levels.

BNB price chart (CoinDesk Data)

Markets

Missing Satoshi Nakamoto Statue Is Recovered in Lugano

The layers of disappearing stripes creating the illusion of Satoshi, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, that fade into code when viewed head-on had stood on the site since late 2024.

The statue of Satoshi viewed head-on, showing the parkland behind.

Finance

Crypto Firm Bullish Seeks to Raise Up to $629M in New York Share Sale

At the top end of the $28-$31 price range, the company would have a valuation of about $4.2 billion.

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Policy

French MPs Float Plan to Mine Bitcoin With Surplus Nuclear Energy

The proposal aims to take advantage of surplus energy generated by nuclear power plants, with one MP describing it as a "secure and extremely profitable solution".

Nuclear power plant (Lukáš Lehotský/Unsplash)