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 Price Falls Below Technical Support as Market Awaits FOMC Clues Amid Geopolitical Tension

The drop comes amid growing unease surrounding the conflict between Iran and Israel and Trump's convening of the National Security Council.

BNB price chart (CoinDesk Data)

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Bitcoin Rewards Firm Fold Secures $250M Facility to Expand BTC Holdings

The facility grants the company the right to issue and sell new shares pending regulatory conditions.

Money rolled up (Vitaly Taranov/Unsplash)

Markets

Stablecoin Clearing Startup Ubyx Raises $10M Round Backed by Galaxy, Coinbase, Others

The firm's stablecoin clearing system aims to facilitate adoption by solving the stablecoin sector's fragmentation problem.

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

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Litecoin Climbs Over 2% as Whale Holdings Grow and Price Breaks Key Resistance

Growing expectations surrounding the potential launch of a spot litecoin exchange-traded fund have been helping LTC's price.

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Markets

BNB Climbs as Transaction Activity Surges, DEX Volume Tops $100B

The growth was fueled by surging usage of the BNB Chain, which recorded over 16 million transactions a day, a jump from around 4 million daily transactions.

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Markets

Crypto Exchange WhiteBIT's Token Jumps 30% Over Juventus Partnership

The exchange became the the team's "official cryptocurrency exchange" and "official sleeve partner."

Bull (Dylan Leagh/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Vietnam Passes Landmark Law Recognizing Crypto Assets

The law outlines a framework for managing digital assets and fostering blockchain innovation and will take effect on Jan. 1, 2026.

View of Hanoi, Vietnam's capital, from high up. ( Unsplash / Jane Dang)

Markets

Litecoin Price Struggles Despite ETF Optimism as War Tensions Rattle Market

Despite a brief rebound, LTC's recovery stalled at $97.80, indicating a potential consolidation phase.

Litecoin price for the month (CoinDesk Data)