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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Finance

7-Eleven Begins Accepting Bank of Korea’s Digital Currency in CBDC Trial


Customers at 7-Eleven stores in South Korea can now pay using the Bank of Korea’s digital currency with a 10% discount to incentivize adoption.

A 7-Eleven store at night (Dennnis Schmidt/Unsplash)

Markets

CME Crypto Derivatives Average Volume Hit Record $11.3B in Q1

A surge in micro futures trading pushed CME’s crypto derivatives volume to the new quarterly record.

CME Group Headquarters (CoinDesk Archives)

Markets

NFT Marketplace X2Y2 to Shut Down After Trading Volumes Collapsed

The team is pivoting to a new project involving AI-powered, decentralized financial tools.

A table surrounded by eight empty chairs. (Nastuh Abootalebi/Unsplash)

Policy

Brazil Bars Major Pension Funds From Investing in Cryptocurrencies

The move contrasts with developments in other countries, such as the U.S. and U.K., where some pension funds have begun to experiment with crypto exposure.

Brazil's flag (Rafaela Biazi/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin May be on 25% of S&P 500 Firms' Balance Sheets by 2030: Architect Partners


Strategy pioneered BTC as a treasury asset and so far 90 companies have adopted the cryptocurrency as a treasury reserve asset.

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Markets

Terraform Labs to Open Claims Portal for Investors on March 31


Creditors must file claims by May 16, 2025, to seek potential recovery.

Two people work on a paper document surrounded by laptops.

Markets

Bitcoin Miner MARA Starts Massive $2B Stock Sale Plan to Buy More BTC

The company, which has the second-largest bitcoin stash among publicly-traded companies, could use the funds to finance further BTC acquisitions.

Marathon Digital CEO Fred Thiel (CoinDesk "First Mover" screenshot)

Markets

FTX to Begin $11.4B Creditor Payouts in May After Years-Long Bankruptcy Battle


Payments to FTX’s largest creditors will start May 30, nearly three years after the exchange collapsed.

FTX logo (Adobe Firefly)

Markets

Why Is the Crypto Market Down Today? Bitcoin Drops to $82K as Traders Flee Risk Assets Amid Macro Worries

Crypto markets see over $300M in liquidations as investors flee risk ahead of April policy changes and over concerning macroeconomic data.

Stock market price charts (Anne Nygård/Unsplash)