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Perpetual decentralized exchanges (perp DEXes) registered $1.049 trillion in monthly volume as of Oct. 24, marking the first time on-chain derivatives markets crossed the $1 trillion threshold and establishing a new benchmark for decentralized trading infrastructure.
DefiLlama data shows roughly $1.241 trillion in 30-day volume as of Oct. 24. Yet on-chain open interest stands at $15.83 billion, a...
Welcome to Slate Sunday, CryptoSlate’s weekly feature showcasing in-depth interviews, expert analysis, and thought-provoking op-eds that go beyond the headlines to explore the ideas and voices shaping the future of crypto.
Jeff Booth has been warning the world about how technology and debt don’t mix for over a decade. The Vancouver-born entrepreneur and author of The Price of Tomorrow: Why...
Iran’s financial system just suffered one of its most dramatic implosions in years. The country’s Central Bank declared Ayandeh bank, one of its largest private lenders, bankrupt and its assets were absorbed by the state.
Founded in 2012 with over 270 branches nationwide, Ayandeh bank had accumulated $5.2 billion in losses and nearly $3 billion in debt, according to Asharq Al‑Awsat. The state‑...
After years of tension between crypto and traditional finance, a symbolic shift is taking shape inside the world’s largest bank.
JPMorgan Chase...
During the U.S. federal government shutdown that began on October 1, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) went into contingency staffing mode. Almost a hundred crypto ETF decisions got stuck in approval limbo as a result, and key economic-data releases from agencies such as the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the U.S. Census Bureau were paused.
For crypto, that blackout became an...
The Bitcoin options market has quietly become one of the most revealing arenas for gauging trader sentiment. And right now, it’s flashing mixed but telling signals. While Bitcoin has clawed its way back from the early-October washout that vaporized tens of billions in leveraged bets, the options data suggests investors are still hedging their excitement with caution.
Term structure flattens after...
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller proposed a new payment account on Oct. 21 that would grant stablecoin issuers and crypto firms direct access to Fed payment rails without full master account privileges.
The announcement at the Fed’s inaugural Payments Innovation Conference marked a reversal from the central bank’s guarded stance toward digital asset firms.
Waller described the concept...
Bitcoin is currently trading at a roughly 30% discount compared to its Nasdaq 100-implied fair value. While any high-conviction Bitcoiner already knows how cheap the asset is right now, this ratio highlights the knock-down BTC price in proportion. And it’s a divergence that has historically implied a deep undervaluation.
According to data from ecoinometrics, based on its long-term correlation...
For years, many UK crypto holders have flown under the HMRC tax authority’s radar. They convinced themselves that digital assets somehow sit outside the country’s tax regime. Well, if you’re a UK resident residing in a river near Egypt, it’s about time you came up for air. Crypto tax is on the agenda, and the surveillance powers of the state are omnipotent.
Now, with new data-sharing powers and a...
Crypto is nothing if not cyclical. Every cycle births icons, wrecks them, and sometimes resurrects them.
What was once written off as dead can roar back to life with a vengeance, reshaped by regulation, technology, or sheer market gravity.
From courtrooms to codebases, from bankrupt exchanges to blockchains that refused to quit, the industry’s best comeback stories reveal something deeper than...