Crypto vault deposits top $10 billion as lending risks draw regulatory scrutiny
Curatormanaged lending strategies are attracting institutional capital, while exposing depositors to collateral, liquidity and smartcontract risks.…
XRP Ledger is set to fix its lending code before anyone can use it
Validators have a bugfix patch on course to go live Friday. The lending system it partly repairs is still 10 votes short of approval. Source：CoinDesk
Babylon advances native Bitcoin lending proposal on Aave V4
Babylon’s proposal to bring native Bitcoin collateral to Aave V4 has entered a new governance stage, but further votes and security reviews remain before…
Kraken parent Payward to become first crypto firm to buy a EU bank as it expands into deposits, lending
Payward agreed to buy Lithuania’s Saldo Bank, which holds $190 million in total assets, securing an EU license for deposits and lending. Source：CoinDesk
Tokenized commodities look beyond gold as lending and oil open new markets
Paxos Labs, Theo and Energy Substantiation execs see growth coming from putting physical assets to work, with precious metals leading and energy presenting a…
New tech to power bitcoin lending is set to debut with $500 million in commitments
Layer1 blockchain Sui is launching Hashi, an institutional protocol allowing holders to use bitcoin as collateral without moving it off the Bitcoin network.…
Crypto lending rises again… but have they solved the risks?
Crypto lending has risen by 55% since July, but now has to deal with the dangers of AI assisted hacks, and risks cascading through interlinked protocols.…
S&P Global brings risk assessments to growing crypto lending vault sector
S&P Global’s new framework evaluates digital asset lending vaults across six risk categories as deposits in the sector climb to about $10 billion.…
KelpDAO sues LayerZero for the largest exploit 2026 has seen so far
The crosschain lending protocol accused LayerZero and its cofounder Brian Pellegrino of failing to disclose weaknesses in their protocol, which led to the $292…
Arch Lending eyes tokenized stocks as next collateral market
Arch Lending’s Himanshu Sahay said on Cointelegraph’s Chain Reaction podcast that the lender plans to move into tokenized equities as onchain stocks gain…
European central banks push to expand stablecoin yield ban to crypto lending and staking
Central bankers argue that indirect yield structures blur the line between electronic payment tokens and commercial bank deposits, distorting financial system…
HYPE hits record above $90 as Hyperliquid launches manual borrowing
HYPE hit a record $90.92 after Hyperliquid opened manual borrowing, letting users borrow stablecoins against HYPE and Bitcoin collateral. Source：Cointelegraph