Tim Craig

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | El M. Calabrese |Tim Craig |Jeremy Roebuck

Newark mayor says arrest at ICE detention center meant to ‘humiliate’ him (washingtonpost.com) Newark mayor says arrest at ICE detention center meant to ‘humiliate’ him By El Calabrese; Tim Craig; Jeremy Roebuck 2025051523425500 NEWARK — Attorneys for Newark Mayor Ras Baraka (D) accused the Trump administration on Thursday of "selective prosecution" as he made his first court appearance on misdemeanor trespassing charges since his arrest last week amid a tense scene that played out in an...

2 weeks ago | sg.finance.yahoo.com | Tim Craig

Tim Craig Thu, 15 May 2025 at 11:36 am GMT-4 1 min read Berachain is focused on building “decorrelated populations” of users to guard against market reflexivity, said Smokey the Bera, theblockchain’s pseudonymous founder, onstage at CoinDesk’s Consensus 2025 event in Toronto. Reflexivity is a big concern in decentralised finance and crypto. It refers to the self-reinforcing effect of market sentiment. Rising prices often attract buyers and create a positive feedback loop.

2 weeks ago | sg.finance.yahoo.com | Tim Craig

Tim Craig Thu, 15 May 2025 at 10:00 am GMT-5 3 min read 0x, a decentralized exchange infrastructure firm, announced the acquisition of rival Flood, a move the firm says will help it compete in the hyper competitive aggregation market. Decentralized exchanges — or DEXs — are a cornerstone of the DeFi ecosystem. They let blockchain users swap between assets without the need for an intermediary or middleman such as a centralized exchange.

2 weeks ago | sg.finance.yahoo.com | Tim Craig

Tim Craig Thu, 15 May 2025, 8:14 am 2 min read CoW Swap, a decentralized exchange aggregator, is set to introduce a feature it says will boost the number of transactions it can handle and offer more rewards to those who facilitate trades. The feature, called Combinatorial Auctions, will let solvers, those who route trades for the aggregator, work together for the first time to offer traders the best swaps.

2 weeks ago | finance.yahoo.com | Tim Craig

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 the 102% increase in interest payments is the decision to incentivize use of the protocol's newer Sky dollar stablecoin (USDS) over the existing DAI.