Articles by Francisco Rodrigues
A total of nine companies have formed a consortium pledging a combined $15 million over three years to support Bitcoins security research and open-source development.
Companies in the newly formed B�...
Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) reported a $405.9 million first-quarter net loss on $871,200 in revenue, widening from $31.7 million a year earlier as unrealized losses on its crypto holding�...
Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, has completed its acquisition of Bitnomial, giving the firm a full U.S. derivatives stack regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission �...
A coalition of U.S. crypto companies and trade groups called on the Senate Banking Committee to proceed with a markup of the Clarity Act, a bill that would create a federal framework for crypto marke�...
Pharos Network, a layer 1 blockchain focused on tokenized real-world assets, said it raised $44 million in a Series A round led by a mix of traditional finance and crypto investors.
Backers include �...
By Francisco Rodrigues (All times ET unless indicated otherwise)
Bitcoin BTC
$68,526.84 slipped to $68,500 on Tuesday, having failed to reclaim $70,000 after trading above that level for a while ov�...
Bitcoins BTC
$69,083.49 mining difficulty dropped by around 11%, its largest decline since Chinas 2021 crackdown on the industry, after a sharp decline in hashrate triggered by plunging prices and w�...
By Francisco Rodrigues (All times ET unless indicated otherwise)
Bitcoin BTC
$68,413.62 has retreated by nearly 2.5% in the past 24 hours after failing to hold onto gains made during an end-of-week�...
Brazil is moving closer to banning algorithmic stablecoins, as a congressional committee approved a bill that redefines how the country handles cryptocurrencies pegged to fiat currencies.
The Scienc�...
Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, said 2025 adjusted revenue grew 33% as transaction volume increased by 34% to $2 trillion.
Trading-based revenue accounted for 47% of the $2.2 �...
