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

Kalshi Outpaces Polymarket in Prediction Market Volume Amid Surge in U.S. Trading

Kalshi’s weekly trading volume exceeded $500 million with an average open interest of around $189 million, surpassing Polymarket’s figures, according to Dune analytics data.

(Midjourney/CoinDesk)

Tech

Solana’s Yakovenko Says Bitcoin Must Upgrade to Survive Quantum Threat by 2030

Other experts in the crypto community, such as Adam Back and Peter Todd, are less convinced of the near-term threat.

Bitcoin (modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Kevin Durant Recovers Bitcoin Bought at $650, Now Up Over 17,700%, After Nearly a Decade

The episode comes amid growing frustration among Coinbase users, many of whom alleged they’ve faced similar issues retrieving account access.

Durant shirt from the back (鸣轩 冷/Unsplash)

Finance

BitGo Files for IPO With $4.2B in H1 2025 Revenue, $90B in Crypto on Platform

The company plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker BTGO.

CEO of BitGo Mike Belshe in a chair on-stage at Consensus 2023 (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Crypto Daybook Americas

DOGE, XRP Get ETFs. Token Traders Say ‘Meh:’ Crypto Daybook Americas

Your day-ahead look for Sept. 19, 2025

Wall Street signs hang next to a traffic light

Finance

IG Group Buys Majority Stake in Australian Crypto Exchange Independent Reserve for $72M

The deal aims to strengthen IG’s position in the Asia-Pacific crypto market and complements its recent crypto rollouts in the U.K. and U.S., the firm said.

16:9 Melbourne, Australia (Daniel Bone/Pixabay)

Crypto Daybook Americas

With Fed Done, Here's 3 Stories to Watch: Crypto Daybook Americas

Your day-ahead look for Sept. 18, 2025

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference

Markets

BNB Hits $1,000 All-Time High as Binance Nears DOJ Deal, Rumors of CZ’s Return Grow

BNB has surpassed SOL to become the fifth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.

BNB price chart (CoinDesk Data)

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Markets

Bitcoin ETF Inflows Reverse as Fed’s Hawkish Outlook Triggers Market Caution

Ethereum ETFs also saw redemptions, losing $1.89 million, while cryptocurrency prices edged higher.

Bulls and bears (Midjourney/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

BNB Price Jumps on Report Binance Is Nearing a DOJ Deal to End Compliance Monitoring

BNB outperformed the wider crypto market, which has been cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision.

BNBUSD chart (CoinDesk Data)