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 tops $870, outperforming crypto majors as volume surges

Market participants are watching whether BNB can hold above $870 and challenge resistance at $880, with a break higher potentially targeting $900.

BNB Rises 1.6% to $872, Surpasses XRP in Market Rankings Amid Crypto Selloff

Finance

Tether leads $8 million investment in Speed to push USDT further into everyday payments


Using the Bitcoin's Lightning Network and Tether's USDT, Speed handles $1.5 billion in annual payments and serves 1.2 million users.

Tether (CoinDesk)

Policy

Brazil to test blockchain in state real estate auction to reduce fraud, disputes

The São Paulo auction will record every document involved in the process on blockchain, making it a public, traceable, tamper-evident record.

Brazil's flag (Rafaela Biazi/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)


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Markets

BNB falls below key support as crypto market cap slips toward $3 trillion

The decline appeared technical, rather than tied to BNB-specific negative news, and was accompanied by a wider crypto market downturn.

BNB price (CoinDesk Data)

Markets

CME Group Expands Crypto Derivatives With Spot-Quoted XRP and Solana Futures

These are CME’s smallest crypto contracts to date, aimed at active participants who prefer to trade in spot market terms without managing contract expiries or rollovers.

Price and depth chart on laptop (Austin Distel/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Ondo Finance to Offer Tokenized U.S. Stocks, ETFs on Solana Early Next Year

The platform will enable 24/7 trading of U.S. stocks and exchange-traded funds with near-instant settlement, building on Ondo's existing $365 million in tokenized assets.

Stock market price charts (Anne Nygård/Unsplash)

Markets

TON Extends Slide, Drops More Than Broader Crypto Market

The token's trading range was volatile with above-average volume indicating trader repositioning and uncertainty.

"TON Slides 1% to $1.56 Amid Mixed Market Signals Despite Overall Crypto Gains"

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Markets

Coinbase Update, U.S. Jobs, Bank of Japan: Crypto Week Ahead

Your look at what's coming in the week starting Dec. 15.

Coinbase