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

Bitcoin Holder GameStop Gets an ETF From Bitwise

The crypto-focused asset manager is offering a covered call strategy to provide share price exposure to GME while generating income.

GameStop logo in retail store (Estormiz/Wikimedia Commons)

Markets

Bitcoin Miner IREN to Raise $450M From Convertible Debt Offering

The firm plans on using the proceeds to offset potential equity dilution and market risk.

Stock market price charts (Anne Nygård/Unsplash)

Markets

BNB Price Climbs in Strong Rebound as Trump-Musk Spat Uncertainty Fades

The rebound comes amid fading uncertainty surrounding a public feud between Donald Trump and Elon Musk, as well as improving fundamentals on the BNB Chain.

BNB price chart (CoinDesk Data)

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Markets

KULR Plans to Raise Up to $300M to Fuel Bitcoin Purchases

The energy-management firm will fund additional bitcoin purchases, working capital and R&D with the “at the market” share sales.

Pot full of coins (micheile henderson/Unsplash)

Markets

The Blockchain Group Starts 300M-Euro ATM Share Sale to Expand Bitcoin Holdings

The program allows French asset manager TOBAM to buy shares at its discretion, potentially increasing its shareholding to as much as 39%. It currently holds 3%.

Stock market price charts (Anne Nygård/Unsplash)

Policy

Coinbase, BiT Global End Legal Fight Over WBTC Delisting

BiT Global agreed to dismiss its lawsuit against Coinbase, with each party covering its own legal expenses.

Coinbase (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

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Finance

Deutsche Bank Considers Stablecoin or Joining Industry-Led Initiative, Exec Says

The bank is also weighing a tokenized deposit system to make payments more efficient, as regulatory clarity and pending legislation accelerate stablecoin adoption.

Deutsche bank branch with logo (Wegavision/Wikimedia Commons)

Markets

AVAX Jumps 6% as Trump-Musk Tensions Fade and Institutional Momentum Builds

The token’s rebound was bolstered by technicals, as well as growing Avalanche-based projects making exposure to AVAX more attractive than to other altcoins.

Caution avalanche (Nicolas Cool/Unsplash)