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

Lombard Finance Launches Toolkit to Unlock Bitcoin’s $154B DeFi Opportunity

Major exchanges Binance and Bybit have already integrated the SDK, which routes staked BTC into Lombard’s DeFi Vault.

Lombard co-founder Jacob Phillips (Lombard)

Finance

Trump-Family Backed World Liberty Gets $25M Investment From DWF Labs


DWF Labs opened a New York office and invested in World Liberty Financial, backing its stablecoin USD1 and decentralized finance growth

DWF Labs managing partner Andrei Grachev (LinkedIn)

Markets

Bitcoin for Balance Sheet: Another Japanese Firm Mulls Michael Saylor's BTC Strategy

A Tokyo-listed company is looking to raise funds to buy bitcoin, expanding the trend in Japan of adopting BTC as a corporate treasury asset.

Tokyo, Japan (Jaison Lin/Unsplash)

Policy

Google to Restrict Crypto Ads in EU to MiCA-Licensed Firms


Crypto exchanges and wallet apps must meet EU's MiCA licensing rules to advertise in Google's platforms in 27 countries.

Google logo in Sunnyvale, CA (Greg Bulla/Unsplash)

Finance

JPMorgan Adds GBP Support to Its Blockchain Payments Service Kinexys


JPMorgan's Kinexys now supports British pound accounts, adding to its already existing U.S. dollar and euro offerings.

JPMorgan building (IKECHUKWU JULIUS UGWU/Unsplash)

Markets

Gold ETF Inflows Hit Three-Year High as PAXG, XAUT Outperform Wider Crypto Market

Gold-backed cryptocurrencies like PAXG and XAUT rose significantly so far this year, mirroring a spike in ETF demand.

A gold bar (Scottsdale mint/Unsplash)

Markets

Saylor Teases New Bitcoin Buy After Strategy’s $7.69 Billion Q1 Buying Spree


Strategy paused BTC buys as bitcoin tumbled in Q1, but Saylor signaled additional purchases may be coming.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor in 2021 (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)