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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Web3

Circle platform promising tokenized gold, silver swaps is 'fake,' company says

The release, distributed on Christmas Eve, used Circle branding and claimed to quote executives, but a Circle spokesperson said it was "not real."

Circle logo on a building

Finance

Crypto M&A hits record $8.6 billion in 2025 as Trump’s regulatory stance spurs deals

The largest deals of the year included Coinbase's $2.9 billion acquisition of Deribit, Kraken's $1.5 billion purchase of NinjaTrader, and Ripple's $1.25 billion buyout of Hidden Road.

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

Finance

HashKey Capital's $500 million-target blockchain fund raises $250 million in first round

The HashKey Fintech Multi-Strategy Fund IV aims will invest in blockchain infrastructure and applications with real-world use cases.

Hong Kong's skyline (Chris Lam/CoinDesk)

Finance

Polymarket points to third-party login tool after users report account breaches

The platform attributed the incident to a third-party login provider, which several users speculated was Magic Labs, a popular tool for email-based logins.

Glasses in front of monitors with code (Kevin Ku/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Finance

Crypto exchange Bybit to restrict access for Japanese users as regulatory pressure mounts

The announcement comes just days after Bybit said it had returned to the U.K.

Close up of the red circle at the center of the Japanese flag. (DavidRockDesign/Pixabay)

Finance

Solana treasury-focused Upexi files for up to $1 billion capital raise

The company manages a portfolio of consumer brands and holds about 2 million SOL, making it the fourth-largest solana treasury of any public company.

Solana portfolio shown on a laptop (Amjith S/Unsplash)

Markets

BNB slips toward $850 as market pullback weighs on token

The decline comes as bitcoin sank back to $87,000 in Tuesday trade.

"BNB Falls 1.7% to $849 Amid Market Cap Pressure, XRP Gains Ground"

Finance

Amplify ETFs targeting stablecoin and tokenization sectors open for trade

The two funds — STBQ and TKNQ — each come with a 69 basis point expense ratio.

Stock market price charts (Anne Nygård/Unsplash)

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Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Cardano-based NIGHT crashes, ZEC, XMR also drop

Most tokens that debuted this year are trading below their initial valuations.

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