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Gold hits record highs above $3,600 as tokenization brings the metal onchain, raising the question: Is gold the true digital gold?
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South Korea’s Financial Services Commission introduced new rules for crypto lending, banning leveraged loans, capping interest at 20% and restricting use to the top coins.
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DeFi lending is poised to capture more institutional interest as tokenized RWAs are increasingly accepted as collateral for stablecoin loans, according to Binance Research.
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Bitcoin’s daily transaction fees have dropped over 80% since April 2024, raising concerns about long-term network security. BTCfi could offer a way out.
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Crypto advocacy groups accuse Wall Street bankers of trying to tilt stablecoin rules in their favor, warning Congress against changes to the GENIUS Act.
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South Korea’s financial regulator ordered crypto exchanges to halt new crypto lending services as thousands of users suffered forced liquidations.
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Blockchain lending company Figure Technology has filed to go public on Nasdaq, days after announcing it had confidentially lodged its application with regulators.
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Bithumb’s new rules slash maximum loan limits by 80% and halve leverage, following regulator scrutiny over high-risk crypto lending products.
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The guidelines are expected to cover leverage limits, user eligibility and risk disclosures for crypto lending activities.
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Twenty One Capital, backed by Cantor Fitzgerald and Tether, may begin issuing US dollar loans using Bitcoin as collateral.
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Divine Research has issued 30,000 unbacked USDC loans using Sam Altman’s World ID to verify borrowers, targeting underserved users.
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1inch co-founder Sergej Kunz told Cointelegraph that DeFi’s user experience, wider collateral range and optimized fees give it an edge over TradFi in the lending race.
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The Financial Times cited an unidentified source saying CEO Jamie Dimon’s previous remarks about Bitcoin had alienated some potential clients.
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Aave’s community overwhelmingly approved a proposal to license a centralized version of its lending protocol for deployment on Kraken’s Ink blockchain.
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