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

HashKey Group Gets $30M Investment From Chinese VC Gaorong Ventures: Report

Despite China’s ban on cryptocurrencies, Chinese investors continue to invest in the space.

Hong Kong's skyline (Chris Lam/CoinDesk)

Markets

Japanese Energy Firm Remixpoint Boosts Crypto Holdings More Than 8,000% in 9 Months

The firm’s shares surged after Donald Trump’s election victory as a result of the positive outlook for cryptocurrency regulation.

View over Tokyo (Ryo Yoshitake/Unsplash)

Finance

Binance Founder CZ Fuels Potential BNB Chain Memecoin Craze

The former CEO of the globe's largest crypto exchange plans to post a picture of his dog on social media and suggested he could interact with some of the ensuing memecoins on BNB Chain.

Binance ex-CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

OpenSea Confirms Upcoming Token Airdrop, Expands to Crypto Trading

The new platform OS2 will combine NFT and token trading and support multiple blockchains.

OpenSea logo on phone (Unsplash)

Markets

Eric Semler's X Account Hacked, Promotes Solana-Based Token

The token, trading under the ticker symbol SMLR, saw a 300% rise after launch but then plummeted.

Hacker (Getty Images/Seksan Mongkhonkhamsao)

Crypto Daybook Americas

Unichain Launch Drives Up UNI Token's Price and Social Activity, Data Shows

While UNI's price rose, sentiment surrounding UNI remained positive amid a 30% increase in social media posts.

Uniswap logo on phone (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

Finance

New Fund Links Crypto Investment to Portuguese Residency

Investors can choose between a minimum investment of €100,000 for non-residency or €500,000 if they aim to gain residency through Portugal’s Golden Visa program.

Portugal's flag (Getty Images)

Policy

Alabama Man to Plead Guilty in Bitcoin-Focused SEC X Account Hack

According to the charges, Eric Council Jr. used a fake ID to gain access to a device with SEC account credentials and then falsely said spot bitcoin ETFs had been approved..

The headquarters building of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stands in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, May 10, 2010. The chief executive officers of the biggest U.S. stock markets were called to a meeting at the SEC today to discuss last week�s selloff in equities, according to four people familiar with the situation. Photographer: Joshua Roberts/Bloomberg via Getty Images