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Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a three-day ceasefire running from May 9 through May 11, 2026. The pause in fighting coincides with Russia’s Victory Day commemorations and includes a prisoner exchange involving 1,000 individuals swapped between the two nations. US President Donald Trump mediated the agreement. Both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed their acceptance. How the truce came together Ukraine proposed a ceasefire covering May 5-6. Russia countered with a window of May 8-9. Neither side appeared willing to adopt the other’s timeline. What changed was Trump’s direct involvement as a mediator. Recent dialogues…

TLDR: End of beta phase: Anoma officially launched the V1 version of its private payments application AnomaPay, expanding its operations beyond initial testing environments. Asset support in V1: The platform natively supports Ethereum (ETH), USD Coin (USDC), Tether (USDT), and XAN, removing the deposit caps that existed in the previous version. Processing times: The system executes confidential transfers using zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs in an approximate time of 15 seconds per operation. On Tuesday, Anoma presented its AnomaPay V1 application, introducing multichain payments on Ethereum Mainnet for the first time. Thanks to this innovation, confidential transfers can be made with existing…

A new report from Bitcoin lending platform Ledn is putting a big number on a market that barely exists yet: $1 trillion. The company released research showing that the consumer Bitcoin-backed loan market — currently worth around $3 billion — could grow 300 times larger within the next decade. To put that in context, Galaxy Research pegged the entire crypto lending market, across every type of platform and product, at a $73.6 billion all-time high in Q3 2025. Ledn is betting the consumer Bitcoin slice alone will dwarf that figure. The research was conducted by Protocol Theory, a consumer insights…

Decentralized finance (DeFi) is recovering from a string of sophisticated exploits that have triggered an intense debate over whether public blockchain protocols can truly handle systemic risk. The crisis peaked in April 2026, with the $292 million exploit of KelpDAO’s LayerZero-powered bridge triggered a devastating $8.45 billion deposit run on Aave, the world’s largest decentralized lending platform. The massive withdrawals occurred within 48 hours. Stani Kulechov, founder and CEO of Aave Labs, defended Aave’s mathematical superiority over traditional finance at the Proof of Talk event in Paris last week. Rather than addressing the operational failures of a multi-million dollar liquidity…

Ethereum is testing a major support zone after losing key weekly moving averages and falling back toward the $1,500 area. At the same time, futures data shows selling pressure has started to ease, although a full trend reversal is not confirmed yet. Ethereum Retests Major Support After Losing Weekly Moving Averages Ethereum ($ETH) has fallen back to a critical support zone near $1,500 after losing several major technical levels. The current area previously acted as support in late 2023 and again during the April 2025 correction, making it one of the most important levels on the weekly chart. Ethereum Weekly…

Digital Asset Holdings is reportedly raising about $300 million at a valuation near $2 billion, according to Bloomberg. The round is said to be led by Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto arm, a16z crypto, and could close in the coming weeks. The company is known for developing Canton Network, a blockchain built for financial institutions. Bloomberg cited people familiar with the matter, while Digital Asset and a16z crypto did not comment on the report. Canton Network draws institutional attention Canton Network is designed for tokenized assets, payments, and settlement activity where privacy is required. Its model allows institutions to share selected transaction…

Cardano Foundation has released a new episode of its “Let’s Talk Cardano” series featuring Douglas Heintzman, exploring one of the most ambitious enterprise blockchain concepts emerging in 2026: Digital Trust Infrastructure (DTI). The internet was built without trust. 🔓We sat down with Douglas Heintzman of @blockchainRI to discuss his new research on Digital Trust Infrastructure, and what it takes to build trust into the systems we already use.Watch the full episode: https://t.co/aIYYPNpNNO pic.twitter.com/cCJtyVWl2L — Cardano Foundation (@Cardano_CF) May 2, 2026 The discussion centers around research developed with the Blockchain Research Institute that argues the internet was never designed with trust…

Binance Dubai has launched a fully regulated United Arab Emirates (UAE) dirham (AED) on- and off-ramp solution, enabling users in the UAE to move funds between traditional banking channels and digital assets through a direct integration with Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB). Users in the UAE can now deposit and withdraw AED directly, benefiting from zero-fee deposits and low withdrawal costs under strict regulatory oversight. Binance Dubai Launches Fully Regulated AED Crypto Transfers On June 2, 2026, Binance announced the launch of a fully regulated AED on- and off-ramp solution for crypto transfers in the UAE. The new feature enables…

Bitcoin price has been struggling to gain momentum after falling below the $80,000 mark, as selling pressure has continued to intensify. Bitcoin has remained under pressure after renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and persistent institutional outflows pushed traders into a defensive stance across the crypto market. According to Coingecko data, Bitcoin ($BTC) dropped to nearly $76,500 on Monday, wiping out most of the gains recorded earlier this month. The decline followed reports that US and Israeli officials had recently discussed possible military action against Iran, a development that weakened sentiment across global risk markets. Unlike traditional financial markets,…

1inch, one of the largest DeFi trading platforms, has published reDeFine Money, a 464-page oral history of decentralized finance written by its editor-in-chief, Vladimir Kozlov. The book features interviews with 25 founders and builders, including Stani Kulechov of Aave, Rune Christensen of MakerDAO, Michael Egorov of Curve, and Haseeb Qureshi of Dragonfly. The digital edition is available free through the 1inch website, and physical copies will be distributed at select 1inch events. Receive your PDF copy later this summer 1inch bills it as the first book to chronicle DeFi’s history through the people who built it, covering the sector’s growth…