Compound bets $52 million, new leadership team in switch to institutional focus
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…
Bitcoin-backed lending is entering its institutional era: Two Prime
Public companies are increasingly borrowing against their bitcoin holdings to fund acquisitions and capital spending without selling the asset. Source：CoinDesk
Solana lending giant Jupiter now lets the same dollar earn twice
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…
RWAs buck DeFi slowdown as tokenized assets gain traction: CoinShares
Tokenized realworld assets moved beyond issuance as RWA deposits more than tripled to $7.4 billion, while lending and trading activity expanded despite a…
Marex invests in Digital Prime to expand institutional crypto lending
The undisclosed investment will support the development of Tokenet, a digital asset lending platform, as institutional demand for crypto infrastructure…
Upstart’s AI upgrades pay off, as a pickup in loan growth helps send the stock higher
The AI lending company says it’s enhanced its model to better assess the risk of borrowers. Source：MarketWatch
XRP holders can now borrow RLUSD on Ethereum through $280 million lending pool
XRP holders can now borrow RLUSD against their coins on Ethereum without selling, through a $280 million vault that had never accepted an XRPlinked asset…
Why a DeFi platform ditched its consumer app to become the secret backend for tech giants
Revenue fell from $80 million to $20 million in the bear market. OTC lending at $260 million outstanding is the fastestgrowing line, targeting $1 billion by…
Bybit adds tokenized Nvidia, Apple, Tesla stocks as loan collateral
Eligible retail and institutional users can use tokenized shares of Nvidia, Apple, Tesla and three other US companies across Bybit’s trading and lending…
Federal Reserve Board requests comment on a proposal to modernize its rule governing the extension of credit to bank "insiders"—bank executives, board members and major shareholders who could potentially influence a bank's lending decisions
Federal Reserve Board requests comment on a proposal to modernize its rule governing the extension of credit to bank "insiders"—bank executives, board members…
Tokenized gold passes DeFi stress test, but less than 2% is used as collateral
A RedStone report found tokenized bullion held up during gold’s sharp selloff, but DeFi lending adoption remains limited despite surging market growth and…
Robinhood posts record quarter, but crypto revenue slides 38%
The online brokerage continued expanding its digital asset business with Robinhood Chain, tokenized stocks and decentralized lending even as cryptocurrency…