Tether Invests $20 Million in Mercado Bitcoin to Accelerate LATAM Tokenized Lending Expansion

Xapo Bank expands BTC-backed USD lending to $1M under 1:1 custody

Ledn to offer gold-backed loans using tokenized XAUT backed by a $23B bullion stockpile

Morgan Stanley-Galaxy lending deal turns BTC/ETH/SOL into ETP collateral, signaling a new institutional test

Ledn Sees Bitcoin-Backed Lending Growing to $1T, But Risk and Regulation Cast Shadow

Uphold settles CredEarn claims — what lenders should watch

Democratized Prime adds auto loans with 2.4x cashflow cover — Solana first, Ethereum in June

STRC bond proceeds used to buy Bitcoin on April 13–14, 2026 — collateral implications

Winklevoss Capital moves 572 BTC to custody, spotlighting Gemini loan exposure

Large WLFI-backed loan on Dolomite drove pool utilization to 93%, restricting withdrawals

3B WLFI used as collateral on Dolomite, revealing single-token concentration and liquidity strain

WLFI’s $75M borrow on Dolomite froze USD1 withdrawals and exposed a circular-collateral flaw

Tokenization push boosts Europe collateral mobility at WAIB Summit 2026

Coinbase and Cardless launch USDC-collateralized credit card

BitGo Prime’s financing rollout shows custody-first lending can live inside a single platform

Ripple’s $1.25B Hidden Road buy puts prime-brokerage plumbing center stage

Down-payment loans now accept Bitcoin and USDC as collateral — custody sits with Coinbase Prime, but broader terms are unclear

CLARITY Act would ban stablecoin yields — a direct hit to crypto lending models

Europe's Bitcoin treasuries win EUR 5B capital, EUR 100B credit; BTC AB tests demand with SEK 23.4m rights issue

Hayes warns of cascading liquidations as Bitcoin tests critical $60,000 floor

Collateral, Not Yield, Will Decide Which Stablecoins Win

WLFI’s April 10 governance plan locks 62.28B tokens and offers 10% founder burn — a $75M collateral risk for lenders

Paxos Labs raises $12M to launch Amplify and signal a managed entry into crypto-backed lending

WLFI drew a $160M USDC loan on Dolomite — but reporting disagrees on the exact size

WLFI’s self-collateral borrowing and 3B token transfers exposed a circular collateral risk after a 12% price drop

S&P gives Sky a B- — and highlights overcollateralized minting as a lender-friendly design