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DeFi savings protocol Sky posted a first-quarter loss of $5 million after interest payments to token holders more than doubled, according to a report created by Sky contributors from Steakhouse Financial. The loss is a stark turnaround from the previous quarter, when Sky, formerly known as MakerDAO, registered a $31 million profit. The reason for…

EToro could set pricing on its initial public offering (IPO) at a much higher level than the marketed range, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. STORY CONTINUES BELOW Don’t miss another story.Subscribe to the Crypto Long & Short Newsletter today. See all newsletters Sign me up By signing up, you will receive emails about…

The Gibraltar government said it plans to establish the world’s first rules for the clearing and settlement of crypto derivatives, creating a regulatory framework to improve market integrity and reduce key risks. Working with the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) and crypto exchange Bullish (whose owner, Bullish Group, is also the parent of CoinDesk), the…

Andrew Peel has left his role as Morgan Stanley’s (MS) head of digital asset markets to launch a crypto investment and tech firm in Zug, Switzerland, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. The venture will focus on tokenized funds and trading tools bridging traditional finance and DeFi, according to Bloomberg. STORY CONTINUES BELOW Don’t miss another story.Subscribe to…

Within a decade, bitcoin will replace U.S. dollar dominance and become the standard currency underpinning the international economy, according to billionaire venture capitalist Tim Draper. “10 years, something like that. It may be a little less,” Draper said in a wide-ranging Spotlight interview with CoinDesk.  Draper reiterated his prediction that bitcoin will rise to $250,000…

The Wyoming Stable Token Commission has partnered with analytics provider Inca Digital to help the Commission monitor and mitigate fraud risks and keep the Wyoming Stable Token (WYST) secure as it nears its launch date, it said in a statement on Monday. STORY CONTINUES BELOW Inca will deliver advanced analytics, cross-market oversight and help the…

Crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) is soaring 16% early Tuesday after the Monday evening announcement of its inclusion into the S&P 500. COIN will be added to the S&P 500 index after the close on Friday, replacing Discover Financial Services (DFS) which is being acquired by Capital One (COF). STORY CONTINUES BELOW Don’t miss another story.Subscribe…

This is a daily technical analysis by CoinDesk analyst and Chartered Market Technician Omkar Godbole. Imagine a basketball player executing a convincing fake jump shot and holding just before his feet leave the ground. The defender, anticipating a quick shot, jumps prematurely, only to create an opening for the offensive player to drive to the…

When real-world assets (RWAs) finally became the crypto industry’s narrative du jour, Sunny Lu, the founder and CEO of VeChain, could only smile. “I mean, we were doing this back in 2017,” Lu told CoinDesk in an interview ahead of Consensus 2025 in Toronto. “Back then, no one cared about RWAs.” STORY CONTINUES BELOW Don’t…

It all started in 2019, when a relatively small software company called MicroStrategy (now known as Strategy) knocked on investment bank Jefferies’ door after being turned away by Wall Street giants. At the time, Michael Saylor’s firm had a market cap of nearly $2 billion and was looking to raise capital to buy bitcoin—something bulge…