Author: NBTC

Traditional finance giants Charles Schwab and Citadel Securities are both considering entering prediction markets, with each separately weighing up how they wish to get involved in the fast-growing sector. “I think at some point we likely will have prediction markets,” Rick Wurster, the CEO of the banking and investing titan Schwab, told investors during a call on Thursday. He added that prediction markets weren’t “of tremendous interest” when he recently asked a group of Schwab clients about them, but it was an area the company would “take a hard look at, and it would be quite straightforward for us to…

As pressure on DeFi markets intensifies following the KelpDAO-related exploit crisis, leading industry commentator 0xQuit has issued a noteworthy warning. According to the analyst, the situation on Aave is “bad and getting worse.” 0xQuit stated in its assessment that multiple liquidity pools on Aave had reached 100% utilization. This situation, they explained, was causing lenders to become locked out of the system and exposing the protocol to an additional risk of “bad debt.” The analyst also argued that lending rates have risen to 10-15%, but this yield is insufficient compared to the risk of financing a potential deficit of approximately…

Sberbank is awaiting approval to offer cryptocurrency custody and trading services to its over 110 million customers. The Central Bank of Russia proposed a regulatory draft to regularize crypto investments last December. Key Takeaways: Sberbank readies crypto trading for its 110M clients, awaiting upcoming Bank of Russia regulations next. Following a December loan to Intelion, Sberbank plans to expand crypto-backed lending to more firms next. A December Bank of Russia draft caps retail buys at $4,000 yearly, paving the way for future market access. Sberbank Ready To Offer Crypto Services As Soon As Regulation Arises Cryptocurrencies are poised to make…

The exploit of the Kelp liquid restaking protocol shows how non-isolated lending and integrations in decentralized finance (DeFi) can cause broader ecosystem contagion, according to crypto industry executives and blockchain security firms. Non-isolated lending on DeFi platforms, including earlier versions of the Aave lending protocol, exposes users to risks from all the various tokens used as collateral on the platforms, according to Michael Egorov, founder of the Curve Finance DeFi protocol. Kelp was the target of a cyber attack on Saturday, causing the platform to pause smart contracts for its restaking token (rsETH) while it moved to investigate the attack…

The Senate passed a 10-day FISA extension 2026 by voice vote Friday, keeping the surveillance program alive until April 30 after a bloc of 20 House Republicans overnight derailed both a five-year and an 18-month renewal that Speaker Johnson and the White House had spent a week negotiating. The Senate cleared a FISA extension 2026 stopgap by voice vote Friday morning, buying Congress until April 30 after an all-night collapse on Capitol Hill left two separate long-term renewal attempts in ruins. The measure goes to President Trump for signature before the program’s Monday expiration. Section 702 allows US spy agencies…

KuCoin Institutional has added Asseto’s CASH+ to its institutional collateral framework, extending its real-world asset (RWA) capabilities across the Off-Exchange Settlement (OES) program and the RWA Collateral Mirroring Solution (RCMS). The integration broadens the pool of eligible collateral, enabling institutional clients to access stablecoin-equivalent trading credit while retaining exposure to yield-generating assets. CASH+ is Asseto’s flagship RWA product, offering tokenized exposure to the CMS USD Money Market Fund, I Class, managed by CMS Asset Management (HK) Co., Limited. Each token tracks the net asset value of the underlying fund on a 1:1 basis, providing a fully backed structure with transparent…

TokenAI, an AI-powered Web3 project, has partnered with DeBox, a renowned Web3 social platform. The partnership attempts to integrate AI into Web3 social networks. As per TokenAI’s official X announcement, the development unlocks exclusive opportunities for communities, innovators, and developers. Hence, the move will utilize decentralized identifiers (DIDs) to derive tangible value from social connections. 🤝 TokenAI ✖️ DeBox Official Partnership!@TokenAI_Global @DeBox_Social🚀 AI × Web3 Social, All-New SynergyUnlocking a new era of decentralized social experience 💡✨ Powered by AI, connected by DIDTurning social connections into real value 🔗🌐 Strong alliance to build… pic.twitter.com/Uja5ExO3bO — TokenAI (@TokenAI_Global) April 18, 2026 TokenAI…

The DeFi community is divided in how they perceived Marc Zeller’s message when eh wrote, “If you have WETH on Aave V3 Core, withdraw now, ask questions later” on X on Saturday, April 18. The two options: a genuine alarm or an act of sabotage. However, a few hours later, more than $6.6 billion had left Aave, with stablecoin borrowing rising to 15%, causing a major liquidity crisis. That the warning came from Zeller, the founder of the Aave-Chan Initiative (ACI), who had spent months publicly battling Aave Labs before announcing his departure in March, added an unmistakable edge to…

Russia’s government submitted a bill to its parliament’s lower house in an effort to amend the country’s legal code to attach criminal liability for crypto services offered without regulatory approval or licensing. In a draft law sent to the State Duma on Friday, Russian lawmakers proposed that entities “carrying out activities related to the organization of digital currency circulation,” that operate without a license from Russia’s central bank, could be subject to criminal liability. Without registration with the Bank of Russia, individuals could face up to $4,000 in fines and up to four years in prison, or more severe penalties…

Three wallets, one denial, and $5.7 billion in market cap gone in 48 hours. RaveDAO’s $RAVE crashed 90% over 24 hours as crypto exchanges Binance and Bitget opened investigations into the trading activity that catapulted the token to a $6 billion market cap last week. Bitget CEO Gracy Chen confirmed the probe on X, and Binance co-CEO Richard Teng subsequently said the exchange was reviewing the matter and would “always” do its part to examine signs of market misconduct. Gate.io was also named in the original allegations from onchain investigator ZachXBT, who has offered a $25,000 bounty for whistleblowers with…