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S&P Global Targets $10B Crypto Lending Market With New Risk Framework
5.10.2026
S&P Global Ratings has introduced a new framework for assessing onchain lending vaults after deposits in the sector surged to $10 billion. S&P Global Brings Wall Street Risk Ratings to DeFi Vaults S&P Global is pushing deeper into crypto markets with a new framework designed to assess...
Michael Saylor Proposes Rules Letting Banks Lend Against Bitcoin
29.9.2026
Michael Saylor wants banks to custody bitcoin and lend against it, giving owners more ways to use their holdings. He also calls for an insurance industry path and a review of the capital rules applied to certain crypto exposures. What Saylor Wants Banks to Offer Bitcoin Owners Bitcoin owners could...
Circle Now Lets Institutional Clients Borrow USDC Against Their Bitcoin
22.9.2026
Stablecoin issuer Circle is courting crypto-owning institutions, launching a lending service on Monday that lets them borrow USDC against their bitcoin holdings. Circle, the company behind the USDC stablecoin, has launched a service that lets institutional customers borrow dollar-pegged tokens...
Celsius sues BitMEX for $495 million over 2020 crash liquidations
16.9.2026
The estate is chasing 6,360 BTC lost in the Covid crash — a leveraged long position that sits awkwardly with the lender's delta-neutral marketing
GensynAI’s Jeff Amico Says RWA Investors May Lack Creditor Rights
22.8.2026
Real-world asset credit vaults are drawing more capital into tokenized lending, but GensynAI COO Jeff Amico says many investors may have weaker legal protections than they realize. He argues that clearer creditor rights and stronger offchain verification will be essential as the sector grows....
Compound bets $52 million, new leadership team in switch to institutional focus
17.8.2026
The protocol pioneered decentralized finance lending, but assets locked have tumbled from a peak five years ago. Now it's looking to attract institutions after retail traders lost interest
South Korea’s Crypto Crackdown Lands Delio CEO 15 Years
13.8.2026
A South Korean court sentenced Delio CEO Jeong Sang-ho to 15 years in prison for misusing roughly $49.2 million in customer cryptocurrency assets and using false documents to secure a regulatory registration. Court Finds Customer Assets Were Misused According to regional reports, the Seoul Southern...
Solana lending giant Jupiter now lets the same dollar earn twice
10.8.2026
The new Lend v2 product turns deposits and borrowed assets into trading liquidity, tying higher returns to whether Jupiter’s router can send enough swap flow to the new vaults
Binance Launches Lite Loan With No Liquidation for 30 Days
5.8.2026
Binance has launched a 30-day bitcoin-backed loan offering up to 1,000 USDT, with no price-triggered liquidation during the initial term. A promotional 0.5% service fee remains available through Sept. 3. Binance Targets Smaller Borrowers With Fixed 30-Day Product On Aug. 4, Binance announced Lite...
SEC’s Peirce Warns Crypto Vaults May Fall Under Securities Laws
23.7.2026
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce said crypto vaults and onchain lending products may trigger U.S. securities rules, depending on how they are structured and managed. She urged developers to engage with regulators rather than assume that moving financial activity onchain places it beyond the law....
UK HMRC Says Crypto Lending Will Trigger No Capital Gains Tax Until Economic Disposal
17.7.2026
HMRC will treat certain crypto lending and liquidity pool transactions as “no gain, no loss” from April 2027, deferring Capital Gains Tax until users make an economic disposal. The measure is expected to affect about 700,000 individuals and simplify tax reporting for DeFi users. HMRC Defers Capital...
Crypto Lending Drops to $23.3 Billion as Tether Holds 68% of CeFi Loan Market in Q1
2.7.2026
Centralized crypto lending loan books fell 6% in Q1 2026 to $23.3 billion, marking the sector’s first quarterly contraction since Q3 2024. Tether remains dominant, but Maple, Nexo and Coinbase gained share as Galaxy and Ledn saw the steepest pullbacks. CeFi Crypto Lending Falls 6% as Maple, Nexo...
Aave logs biggest network-growth day in nearly 5 years as DeFi interest returns
1.7.2026
The lending protocol added 1,806 new wallets in a single day, the most since October 2021, according to Santiment. The AAVE token has risen about 20% in a week even as the broader market slides
Ripple Spotlights XRPL Lending Protocol Proposal for Institutional Onchain Credit
30.6.2026
Ripple outlined a proposed XRPL Lending Protocol to standardize institutional credit execution for tokenized assets while keeping underwriting off-chain, targeting markets such as treasuries, stablecoins, and private credit. XRPL Proposal Separates Credit Decisions From Blockchain Execution...
Bitcoin lending is entering a new institutional era, according to Silicon Valley Bank
29.6.2026
The bank said bitcoin lending has emerged from the 2022 crypto credit collapse with stronger risk controls, growing institutional participation and a path toward lower borrowing costs
Figure Buys Kiavi for $717M as It Targets $200 Billion Lending Market
12.6.2026
Figure has agreed to acquire Kiavi’s technology and operating platform in a $717 million transaction. The deal is expected to bring more than $7 billion in annual first-lien loan volume onto Figure’s blockchain-based marketplace. Figure’s Kiavi Deal to Bring $7 Billion in Loans Onchain Figure...
Morpho Raises $175M at $2B Valuation as Paradigm and A16z Back DeFi Push
10.6.2026
Morpho has raised $175 million in a funding round led by Paradigm, A16z Crypto, and Ribbit Capital. The DeFi lending protocol is now valued at about $2 billion as it expands from crypto-native markets into institutional finance. Morpho Targets Institutional Finance as TVL Hits $6.6B Morpho...
Wintermute Launches Armitage as $10B Trading Network Expands Into DeFi Lending
20.5.2026
Wintermute has introduced Armitage, a new DeFi vault curation platform designed to apply institutional-grade trading and risk management to decentralized lending markets. The first USDC-denominated vaults are already live on Morpho. Wintermute Deploys Active Lending on Morpho With New Vault Curator...
Borrowers Deserve Lenders Who Understand Bitcoin
15.5.2026
Humans love to tell stories. A good story explains something about the world we experience, while remaining accessible and easy to understand. And so it should not be surprising that the story of Bitcoin’s rise inside institutions has been told as neat and linear. The following opinion article...
Coinbase Expands USDC Loans to UK After Strong US Demand
20.4.2026
Crypto-backed borrowing is gaining traction as Coinbase extends a proven U.S. lending model into the U.K. The move broadens access to on-chain liquidity and signals wider international growth for Coinbase’s credit strategy. Key Takeaways: Coinbase expanded U.K. access to USDC loans backed by...