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

Higher Bitcoin ETF Options Limits May Cut Volatility, but Boost Spot Demand: NYDIG

Bitcoin’s volatility has been declining but remains higher than traditional assets, making it attractive for income generation but risky for institutions seeking stability.

ETF (viarami/Pixabay)

Tech

Base Takes Solana's Crown in Token Creation as Coinbase's 'SocialFi' Ignites Zora Boom

Coinbase’s Base App rebrand fuels surge in creator coins as Zora transforms content into tradable tokens.

Coinbase (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

Policy

UK Regulator to Allow Retail Investors Access to Crypto ETNs in October

"cETNs" must be listed on FCA-approved UK-based exchanges and adhere to financial promotion and Consumer Duty rules.

British Flag (Unsplash)

Policy

SEC’s Crypto Task Force Will Tour U.S. to Hear From Small Startups on Policy Reform

The task force will visit 10 cities from August to December, targeting smaller crypto projects, to hear their perspectives and concerns.

U.S. SEC headquarters in Washington (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Finance

‘Chokepoint 3.0’ Has Arrived? a16z Warns of Anti-Crypto Bank Tactics

This tactic could strangle competition by making it more costly for users to transfer funds to alternative platforms, a16z's general partner argued.

(Getty Images)

Markets

Arthur Hayes Dumps Millions in Crypto Amid Bearish Bet on U.S. Tariff Impact

Hayes suggested that markets will be impacted by President Trump's tariffs and a weaker-than-expected US jobs report, predicting a bearish scenario for crypto

Arthur Hayes, former CEO of BitMEX (CoinDesk)

Markets

BNB Slides as Tariffs, Stronger Dollar and Fed Policy Weigh on Crypto Markets

Despite the price drop, BNB is seeing growing corporate adoption, with several companies announcing plans to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in BNB.

BNB Price chart (CoinDesk Data)


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Finance

Tether-Focused Blockchain Stable Raises $28M to Power Stablecoin Payments

The blockchain aims to enable fast, low-cost and stable digital payments using USDT as its gas token.

Pot full of coins (micheile henderson/Unsplash)