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Updated April 20, 2026 · 1:45 PM UTC

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CZ stands between matte Aster and Hyperliquid logos as warm privacy panels face a cool wireframe order-book grid in a bright, cinematic split-tone scen

DEX

CZ says Aster’s privacy beats Hyperliquid’s transparent order books

CZ attributed BNB's recent meme explosion to an unplanned Mid-Autumn Festival post, and outlined his investment thesis favoring privacy-focused perpetual DEXs over transparent alternatives.

6 months ago

A bright daytime scene shows the U.S. Capitol with glowing teal “crypto rails” and red regulatory ribbons converging on merging tracks toward a golden justice scale, flanked by a brass padlock with a fingerprint chip and Ethereum/DeFi logos to symbolize the fight over control of U.S. crypto infrastructure.

DeFi

Will the Senate’s leaked DeFi bill drain what’s left of US liquidity?

The proposed Senate bill seeks to impose KYC on DeFi, sparking fears of an exodus to offshore liquidity platforms.

6 months ago

A bright, cinematic 16:9 scene shows glowing AMM curves, Uniswap and Ethereum logos, and layered on-chain charts surging across a stylized cityscape to symbolize DEX-led price discovery.

DEX

Decentralized exchanges post record $1.43 trillion Q3 volume

The figure represents a 43.6% increase from the $1 trillion registered in the second quarter, and surpasses the previous record of nearly $1.2 trillion set between January and March.

6 months ago

Daylight, photorealistic plaza scene shows a Coinbase-branded phone bridging tokens across a glowing Base pillar into a web of DEX nodes with 1inch and 0x liquidity icons and a locked wallet, symbolizing non-custodial swaps and early access on a decentralized rail.

Exchanges

Coinbase brings DEX trading to US users as CEXs go DeFi

As liquidity migrates on-chain, major exchanges are racing to merge CEX speed with DeFi control.

6 months ago

A brightly lit server room frames a large Ethereum emblem atop a pressure gauge pinned into the red as warm gold inflow streams meet red-orange outflow lines beside validator racks flashing teal and red alarms.

Staking

Ethereum’s $11B staking withdrawal delays ignite concerns over systemic vulnerabilities

With Ethereum validator exits delayed up to 42 days, ecosystem analysts warn of potential DeFi ripple effects.

6 months ago

Slate Sunday

The ultimate battlefield: 1inch cofounder Sergej Kunz is coming for centralized exchanges

1inch co-founder Sergej Kunz is transforming DeFi by uniting fragmented liquidity, pioneering seamless cross-chain swaps, and laying the groundwork for a UX to render centralized exchanges obsolete.

7 months ago