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

Blockchain Firm Neptune Digital Assets Adds DOGE to Its Bitcoin Accumulation Strategy

The publicly traded company plans on accumulating other cryptocurrencies through its Sygnum credit line..

Screenshot of a candle chart going down.

Markets

CME's Monthly Crypto Volumes Hits Record High in January, Surges 180%

The surge to hit a new record was partly fueled by the popularity of micro bitcoin and ether futures contracts.

CME Group Headquarters (CoinDesk Archives)

Finance

Jupiter’s Acquisition Spree, Buyback Plan Spark Solana Ecosystem Dominance Concerns

While some view it as a positive move for long-term growth, others worry it could lead to monopolistic behavior and harm innovation in the Solana ecosystem.

Jupiter (Kamran Abdullayev/Unsplash)

Markets

MicroStrategy Adds 10.1K Bitcoin to Holdings, Launches Preferred Stock Sale for Additional Buying Power

It's the 12th consecutive week the company has purchased bitcoin.

MicroStrategy Executive Director Michael Saylor speaks at the Bitcoin 2021 Convention (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Finance

Circle Unveils Paymaster to Allow USDC to Be Used for Transaction Fees

The product allows users to interact with decentralized applications using USDC only, ditching the need for native tokens.

Circle set up its own "house" on the Promenade. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

Saudi Prince’s Investment Firm Shuns Crypto Investments, Citing Lack of Utility: Reuters

Speculation on social media had suggested that the Saudi royal family was considering investing in cryptocurrencies.

A view of the Aramco oil refinery in Saudi Arabia, 1990. (Tom Stoddart/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Finance

Ethereum Foundation Moves $165M in ETH to Participate in DeFi

The ether allocation comes amidst leadership changes aimed at improving technical expertise, communication, and support for app builders.

Vitalik Buterin

Markets

Solana’s TVL Crosses $10B for First Time Since FTX Collapse After TRUMP Memecoin Launch

The launch of Donald Trump’s official memecoin on Solana has not only boosted the cryptocurrency’s price and trading volume, but also perceived odds of a SOL ETF.

Quantum block explorer (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

EToro, Crypto-Friendly Trading Platform, Files for U.S. IPO

The trading platform is seeking a $5 billion valuation and could list as soon as the second quarter, the Financial Times said

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