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

Chart of the Week: Tariff Carnage Starting to Fulfill Bitcoin's 'Store of Value' Promise

Traditional safe-haven assets like gold and the Swiss Franc have been joined by bitcoin as a refuge for investors.

A detail of the Satoshi Nakamoto statue in Budapest, Hungary. (Janos Kummer/Getty Images)

Markets

Trump Token's 85% Weekly Surge Defies Democrats' Call for Impeachment, Massive Unlocks

U.S. Peesident Donald Trump's memecoin has led to calls for impeachment and inflated its circulating supply in major unlocks. It's still defying gravity.

Donald Trump (Joseph Sohm/Shutterstock)

Web3

GameFi Tokens Show Signs of Life After Gala Games, White House Tie-Up

Gala Games' Easter event at the White House hints at a potential fresh chapter for GameFi, which has shown signs of life in the last few days.

People playing video games (Alex Haney/Unsplash)

Finance

Stripe Tests New Stablecoin Project as $3.7T Market Looms

Stripe CEO Patrick Collison said a stablecoin tool for companies outside US, UK and EU is ready for testing.

Contactless payment via a mobile phone (Jonas Lupe/Unsplash)

Finance

DeFi Development Plans to Raise $1 Billion to Buy More Solana

DeFi Development Corp. plans to use proceeds to bolster its Solana-focused treasury strategy and fund corporate initiatives.

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

Markets

Tether Boosts Stake in Juventus to Over 10%

The stablecoin issuer first invested in the Italian football club back in February, and has now raised its stake in it.

Director de Tecnología de Tether, Paolo Ardoino, en la Blockchain Week de París en abril. (Bitfinex)

Markets

Theo Raises $20M to Bring Wall Street-Grade Trading Tools to Crypto

Theo offers a platform for retail users to deposit assets into vaults utilizing advanced strategies.

Theo co-founder Abhi Pringle (Theo)

Markets

FBI Says Americans Lost $9.3B to Crypto Scams in 2024

An IC3 report shows crypto investment fraud ballooned, with over $2.8 billion lost by victims aged 60 and older. Total losses hit $9.3 billion after rising 66% year-over-year.

Hacker working on two laptops (Azamat E/Unsplash)