What bitcoin climbing above $100K means for Coinbase, as earnings fall short of estimates

The crypto space has been keeping busy this week: bitcoin (BTC-USD) is back above $103,000 while Coinbase Global (COIN) announced its $2.9 billion acquisition of crypto derivatives exchange Deribit. On top of all this, Coinbase released first quarter earnings results, falling short of revenue estimates ($2.03 billion vs. forecasts of $2.11 billion) while significantly falling behind expectations for adjusted earnings per share in the quarter ($0.24 vs. forecasts of $2.07). Citizens Director of Financial Technology Research Devin Ryan comes on The Morning Brief to discuss Coinbase's growing business model and what crypto traders and holders should know on the prospects of possible stabelcoin adoption and legislation. Catch Benchmark Company's Mark Palmer explain why the real news of the day is Coinbase's Deribit deal, not the earnings miss. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Morning Brief here: https://finance.yahoo.com/videos/series/morning-brief/ #youtube #crypto #bitcoin About Yahoo Finance: Yahoo Finance provides free stock ticker data, up-to-date news, portfolio management resources, comprehensive market data, advanced tools, and more information to help you manage your financial life. - Get the latest news and data at finance.yahoo.com - Download the Yahoo Finance app on Apple (https://apple.co/3Rten0R) or Android (https://bit.ly/3t8UnXO) - Follow Yahoo Finance on social: X: http://twitter.com/YahooFinance Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yahoofinance/?hl=en TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofinance?lang=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yahoofinance/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/yahoo-finance