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.

Francisco Rodrigues

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Gold-Backed Tokens Set to Benefit as Wall Street Goes Even More Bullish After Record Rally

Major financial institutions are raising their gold price forecasts due to growing trade war fears and central bank accumulations.

Stacked gold bars (Scottsdale Mint/Unsplash)

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Odds of Kanye West Launching Token Plummet After He Says ‘Coins Prey on Fans’

The rapper denied plans to launch his own cryptocurrency after saying he turned down a $2 million offer to do so.

Courtesy of Super 45 | Música Independiente via Flickr

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Brazilian Stock Exchange B3 Reportedly Launching Bitcoin Options, ETH and SOL Futures

The move builds on its successful bitcoin futures trading and is set to strengthen Brazil’s cryptocurrency market.

Brazil flag (Shutterstock)

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Why Is Ether Down Today? Market Fears and Growing Supply Help Fuel 5% Slide

Despite the bearish performance, analysts note a potential setup for a price bounce as bearish sentiment impacts ETH.

Ether bears have an upper hand following the trendline break (Shutterstock)

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Trump-Backed World Liberty Financial Buys $470K ONDO Tokens

The investment occurred as Ondo announced the introduction of its own blockchain for tokenized assets.

President Donald Trump (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay)

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Mining Giant Foundry Supercharges Bitcoin Layer-2 Rootstock’s Security

The move enhances Rootstock’s security while generating new revenue for Foundry.

Bitcoin mining farm (CoinDesk archives)

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DEX Aggregator 1inch Integrates ZKsync to Boost Cross-Chain Swaps

The integration aims to provide faster and cheaper transactions for users.

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Blackrock Plans to Launch a Bitcoin ETP in Europe: Bloomberg

The fund would be based in Switzerland and BlackRock could start marketing it as soon as this month, according to the story.

 EU flag (Unsplash)

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Gold-Backed Cryptocurrencies Surge as Precious Metal Hits Record Amid Trade War Worry

The precious metal has rallied nearly 10% so far this year while most top cryptocurrencies struggled to stay in the green.

Gold bar (Scottsdale mint/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin to Hit $500K by 2028 as ETFs Ease Access, Volatility Drops: Standard Chartered

The bank expects institutional inflows into spot bitcoin ETFs to grow as volatility drops, leading to significant price appreciation in the long term.

Standard Chartered. (Shutterstock)