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

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

Markets

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)

Markets

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

Finance

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)

Markets

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)

Markets

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)

Finance

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)

Finance

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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Finance

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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