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

TON Surges 20% as Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Recovers Passport From French Authorities

Telegram founder Pavel Durov regained access to his passport, allowing him to travel freely.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov (TechCrunch)

Markets

Russia Turns to Crypto to Bypass Western Sanctions in Oil Trade: Reuters

While fiat currencies remain the primary method, crypto is seen as a convenient and flexible tool for transactions.

Oil rig operating during the sunset (Maria Lupan/Unsplash)

Markets

Crypto Trading Volumes Dropped 20% in February as Tariffs Threats Fazed Investors

Spot and derivatives trading slid to a four-month low as macroeconomic concerns weighed on investor sentiment.

Close up of a person's leg as they run across a sand dune.

Markets

Bitcoin Miner Bitdeer Increases BTC Holdings by 75% to 1,039 BTC in Two Months

The company redirected mining rigs to self-mining as customer delayed payments during bitcoin's price drop..

(Bitdeer Group)

Policy

Bank of Russia Proposes Crypto Investment Pilot for High-Net-Worth Investors

The central banks aims to establish standards for crypto-related services and increase market transparency while expanding investment opportunities for wealthy investors.

The Kremlin and Saint Basil's cathedral in Moscow. (Michael Parulava/Unsplash)

Markets

Video-Sharing Platform Rumble Buys 188 BTC for $17.1M

The video-sharing platform had previously announced plans to allocate up to $20 million to Bitcoin

Video playing on a smartphone in front of a keyboard (Alvaro Felipe/Unsplash)

Markets

Mercado Bitcoin, Polygon Labs Look to Issue $200M Worth of Tokenized Assets in Latin America

The collaboration aims to expand access to tokenized private credit and other real-world assets in the region.

Brazil

Markets

Robinhood Crypto Trading Falling 29% on Feb. Amid Market Carnage Likely Warning for Coinbase

The decline in retail trading might have affected other exchanges including Coinbase.

A Macbook Pro opened to Robinhood's website. (PiggyBank/Unsplash)

Markets

CleanSpark Set to Become Second Bitcoin Miner in S&P SmallCap 600 Index

The company, which focuses on energy-efficient mining operations, has been expanding its operations over the past year including through an acquisition.

CleanSpark CEO Zach Bradford (CoinDesk archives)

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