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What decentralization? Solana lender Solend approves whale wallet takeover to avoid DeFi implosion

The proposal, dubbed “SLND1 : Mitigate Risk From Whale,” was abruptly launched on Sunday without announcement and the vote closed with a 97% approval rating. The scandal comes on the heels of last week’s sudden layoffs from Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) and BlockFi, and the liquidation debacle of Three Arrows Capital. Adding to the melee of unexpected volatility and market sell-offs, the spur-of-the-moment alterations of a supposed decentralized autonomous organization, or DAO, show that crypto is not as “decentralized” as its users may have thought.

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Australia central bank concedes yield target exit was disorderly, damaging

Australia's central bank flags more hikes as rates still 'very low'