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Moody's Rates Sky B3, Flagging Thin Capital Buffer
The stable-outlook rating puts Sky in Moody's speculative-grade category, with roughly $90 million in equity against $10 billion in managed assets.
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Muneeb Ali Pledges IP Transfer to Stacks Endowment in CEO Plan
The Stacks Labs chief also promised a two-year roadmap covering Bitcoin privacy and post-quantum technology, plus a public holder call within 30 days.
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Bitcoin Sinks Below $84,000 in Sudden Sell-Off
Coinbase recorded an $83,551 low, while Coinalyze showed $83 million in bitcoin long liquidations over 24 hours.
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Kalshi Launches US 500 Perpetual Future With No Expiration
The stock-index contract uses daily funding payments and futures-account collateral; Kalshi displayed maximum leverage of 15.3 times on launch day.
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Coinbase Launches 15-Minute And Hourly Crypto Price Markets
Coinbase added short-dated up-or-down contracts on bitcoin, ether and eight other tokens to its prediction markets on Tuesday. Kalshi lists the contracts and already runs the same 15-minute markets on its own exchange.
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Abstract to Shut Down Ethereum Layer 2 on Dec. 15
Users can withdraw through the Migration Hub or native bridge, while the team plans to help apps move to other chains.
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Conduit Sues Tether Over $2.76 Million in Frozen USDT
The payments firm seeks a court order restoring access to its treasury wallet, saying the loss of working capital has slowed client settlements.
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Winklevoss Files for Zcash ETF With 0.25% Fee
Winklevoss Capital Fund has indicated interest in buying up to $100 million of shares, but the potential purchase is nonbinding.
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Ethereum Validator Count Falls to 863,000 as Staked ETH Edges Higher
Pectra lets operators combine validator balances, reducing network overhead without requiring them to withdraw their ETH.
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Anchorage Digital Buys Routable to Add Corporate Payment Rails
Routable will operate under a new brand, with integrated stablecoin and tokenized deposit offerings rolling out over the coming quarters.
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Firelight Begins Writing DeFi Cover Backed By Staked XRP
The protocol's first cover positions went to two Sentora vaults, with payouts standing behind 50.2 million XRP staked on Flare. Claims are decided by a five-firm consortium on a three-of-five vote, and the coverage contracts' audits are listed as coming soon.
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Agora’s OCC Approval Sets Up AUSD Move to a US Trust Bank
The planned bank would take over issuance and reserves from Agora’s Bermuda entity, but must meet capital, liquidity and compliance conditions before opening.
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