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Make CryptoSlate preferred on The world’s central banks stopped arguing about whether stablecoins are risky long ago. Their main concern now is about who will control them and how.On April 20, BIS General Manager Pablo Hernandez de Cos called for global cooperation on stablecoins, describing it as “critically important.”The Bank for International Settlements, often called the central bankers’ central bank, has raised concerns about stablecoins before, but the language they’ve used is much sharper now. De Cos warned about runs that could trigger market stress, about dollar-pegged tokens accelerating the dollarization of developing economies, and about fragmented regulatory frameworks that private firms…

In brief Bitcoin’s funding rate turned negative to -1.8%, its lowest since 2023—a historically bullish signal according to VanEck analysts. Hash rate recovery after three recent decline episodes suggests favorable conditions ahead, the analysis shows. Bitcoin’s price rose above $79,000 this week for the first time since January. After Bitcoin popped to its highest price since January earlier this week, VanEck analysts said Friday that they continue to see bullish on-chain signals around the leading cryptocurrency, with historically profitable conditions emerging across key metrics.Bitcoin’s hash rate currently sits at a 30-day moving average of 985.5 EH/s, down 7.5% from its…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure After the early-week jitters, the Bitcoin price eventually mustered the bullish momentum that has become a mainstay of its weekly performance. Rising from its sub-$74,000 ashes, the premier cryptocurrency soared to an almost three-month high above $79,000 on Wednesday, April 22. However, there has been a minor concern about Bitcoin’s price failing to breach $80,000 in its latest rally. Below is an on-chain perspective on why the market leader’s price action has slowed over the past few days. Bitcoin Price Faces Significant Resistance At $80K In a…

In brief Aave and a coalition of DeFi protocols are mounting a coordinated recovery effort dubbed “DeFi United” to absorb bad debt from the April 18 KelpDAO exploit. Commitments span multiple platforms with Aave founder Stani Kulechov contributing 5,000 ETH personally. Mantle has proposed a credit facility of up to 30,000 ETH to support Aave DAO, while contributors like Lido and Tydro confirmed participation in the relief effort. Aave and a coalition of DeFi protocols are mobilizing a coordinated recovery effort, branded “DeFi United,” to absorb bad debt stemming from the April 18 exploit that drained $292 million from KelpDAO’s…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on The world’s central banks stopped arguing about whether stablecoins are risky long ago. Their main concern now is about who will control them and how.On April 20, BIS General Manager Pablo Hernandez de Cos called for global cooperation on stablecoins, describing it as “critically important.”The Bank for International Settlements, often called the central bankers’ central bank, has raised concerns about stablecoins before, but the language they’ve used is much sharper now. De Cos warned about runs that could trigger market stress, about dollar-pegged tokens accelerating the dollarization of developing economies, and about fragmented regulatory frameworks that private firms…

In brief Aave and a coalition of DeFi protocols are mounting a coordinated recovery effort dubbed “DeFi United” to absorb bad debt from the April 18 KelpDAO exploit. Commitments span multiple platforms with Aave founder Stani Kulechov contributing 5,000 ETH personally. Mantle has proposed a credit facility of up to 30,000 ETH to support Aave DAO, while contributors like Lido and Tydro confirmed participation in the relief effort. Aave and a coalition of DeFi protocols are mobilizing a coordinated recovery effort, branded “DeFi United,” to absorb bad debt stemming from the April 18 exploit that drained $292 million from KelpDAO’s…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on UK authorities have carried out their first coordinated operation against suspected illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading, sending a clear and simple message to the market: once a person turns crypto dealing into a business, the state expects names, checks, records, and accountability.The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it worked with police and tax officials to visit eight London addresses linked to suspected illegal p2p crypto trading, issuing cease-and-desist letters at each site. Evidence gathered during the inspections is now supporting criminal investigations, according to the regulator, while Reuters reported that there are currently no FCA-registered peer-to-peer crypto…

In brief Aave and a coalition of DeFi protocols are mounting a coordinated recovery effort dubbed “DeFi United” to absorb bad debt from the April 18 KelpDAO exploit. Commitments span multiple platforms with Aave founder Stani Kulechov contributing 5,000 ETH personally. Mantle has proposed a credit facility of up to 30,000 ETH to support Aave DAO, while contributors like Lido and Tydro confirmed participation in the relief effort. Aave and a coalition of DeFi protocols are mobilizing a coordinated recovery effort, branded “DeFi United,” to absorb bad debt stemming from the April 18 exploit that drained $292 million from KelpDAO’s…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on Crypto market liquidity is increasingly hyper-concentrating within a handful of massive trading venues, creating a market structure that global central bank researchers warn is evolving into a heavily leveraged “shadow crypto financial system.”Data from CryptoQuant shows that Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, cleared over $1 trillion in trading volume during the first 112 days of 2026.This is significantly higher than the total of rival platforms like MEXC, which stood at about $284.9 billion; Bybit at $242.3 billion; Crypto.com at $219.9 billion; Coinbase at $209.3 billion; and OKX at $195.2 billion.Crypto Exchanges Trading Volume in 2026 (Source:…

In brief Aave and a coalition of DeFi protocols are mounting a coordinated recovery effort dubbed “DeFi United” to absorb bad debt from the April 18 KelpDAO exploit. Commitments span multiple platforms with Aave founder Stani Kulechov contributing 5,000 ETH personally. Mantle has proposed a credit facility of up to 30,000 ETH to support Aave DAO, while contributors like Lido and Tydro confirmed participation in the relief effort. Aave and a coalition of DeFi protocols are mobilizing a coordinated recovery effort, branded “DeFi United,” to absorb bad debt stemming from the April 18 exploit that drained $292 million from KelpDAO’s…

In brief Aave and a coalition of DeFi protocols are mounting a coordinated recovery effort dubbed “DeFi United” to absorb bad debt from the April 18 KelpDAO exploit. Commitments span multiple platforms with Aave founder Stani Kulechov contributing 5,000 ETH personally. Mantle has proposed a credit facility of up to 30,000 ETH to support Aave DAO, while contributors like Lido and Tydro confirmed participation in the relief effort. Aave and a coalition of DeFi protocols are mobilizing a coordinated recovery effort, branded “DeFi United,” to absorb bad debt stemming from the April 18 exploit that drained $292 million from KelpDAO’s…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on UK authorities have carried out their first coordinated operation against suspected illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading, sending a clear and simple message to the market: once a person turns crypto dealing into a business, the state expects names, checks, records, and accountability.The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it worked with police and tax officials to visit eight London addresses linked to suspected illegal p2p crypto trading, issuing cease-and-desist letters at each site. Evidence gathered during the inspections is now supporting criminal investigations, according to the regulator, while Reuters reported that there are currently no FCA-registered peer-to-peer crypto…

In brief Aave and a coalition of DeFi protocols are mounting a coordinated recovery effort dubbed “DeFi United” to absorb bad debt from the April 18 KelpDAO exploit. Commitments span multiple platforms with Aave founder Stani Kulechov contributing 5,000 ETH personally. Mantle has proposed a credit facility of up to 30,000 ETH to support Aave DAO, while contributors like Lido and Tydro confirmed participation in the relief effort. Aave and a coalition of DeFi protocols are mobilizing a coordinated recovery effort, branded “DeFi United,” to absorb bad debt stemming from the April 18 exploit that drained $292 million from KelpDAO’s…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Aave DAO has unveiled a proposal to deploy 25,000 ETH from its treasury to support a coordinated recovery effort following the recent Kelp DAO exploit. The move forms part of a broader “DeFi United” initiative aimed at restoring user funds and stabilizing affected lending markets.  On April 18, KelpDAO suffered a major attack targeted at its rsETH Ethereum LayerZero adapter, allowing a hacker to drain assets and break the backing relationship between locked ETH collateral and minted tokens across chains. The breach triggered a cascading liquidity and…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on UK authorities have carried out their first coordinated operation against suspected illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading, sending a clear and simple message to the market: once a person turns crypto dealing into a business, the state expects names, checks, records, and accountability.The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it worked with police and tax officials to visit eight London addresses linked to suspected illegal p2p crypto trading, issuing cease-and-desist letters at each site. Evidence gathered during the inspections is now supporting criminal investigations, according to the regulator, while Reuters reported that there are currently no FCA-registered peer-to-peer crypto…

In brief Aave and a coalition of DeFi protocols are mounting a coordinated recovery effort dubbed “DeFi United” to absorb bad debt from the April 18 KelpDAO exploit. Commitments span multiple platforms with Aave founder Stani Kulechov contributing 5,000 ETH personally. Mantle has proposed a credit facility of up to 30,000 ETH to support Aave DAO, while contributors like Lido and Tydro confirmed participation in the relief effort. Aave and a coalition of DeFi protocols are mobilizing a coordinated recovery effort, branded “DeFi United,” to absorb bad debt stemming from the April 18 exploit that drained $292 million from KelpDAO’s…

In brief Project Eleven awarded 1 Bitcoin to researcher Giancarlo Lelli for cracking a 15-bit elliptic curve key using public quantum hardware. The demonstration is the largest public quantum attack on elliptic curve cryptography to date, though far from Bitcoin’s 256-bit keys. Project Eleven CEO Alex Pruden said AI and improved hardware could accelerate the timeline toward “Q-Day.” A researcher has used a publicly accessible quantum computer to crack a vastly simplified version of a Bitcoin-style cryptographic key, marking the largest public demonstration yet of a quantum attack on elliptic curve cryptography.Project Eleven said Friday it awarded its 1 Bitcoin…