Crypto Lending Drops to $23.3 Billion as Tether Holds 68% of CeFi Loan Market…
In recent developments, 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,…
Bitcoin Traders Brace for $62K Test After Rebound From $57,735 Low
In recent developments, bitcoin climbed to $61,211 early Thursday, a rebound of more than 5% off its 24-hour low. The move puts price back near the top of its daily…
Standard Chartered, Circle bring USDC minting onto banking rails
In recent developments, standard Chartered and Circle launch bank-led USDC minting and redemption for institutions, starting in Dubai’s DIFC with planned global expansion. Looking closer, market participants highlight key drivers…
Aave brings V3 lending and GHO stablecoin to Monad
In recent developments, aave launched its V3 lending protocol on Monad with 12 supported assets as the network commits $15 million in first-year incentives to build liquidity and adoption. Looking…
UK payments blueprint outlines tokenized payments for ‘multi-money ecosyste…
In recent developments, uK regulators published an update to a national retail payments blueprint, calling for infrastructure support for tokenization and interoperability with new forms of digital money. Looking closer,…
Taiko reopens bridge after $1.7M exploit, says users made whole
In recent developments, taiko restored bridge transfers after replenishing asset backing and completing security fixes following an 11-day network disruption. Looking closer, market participants highlight key drivers such as liquidity…
OFAC sanctions 134 ISIS-K crypto wallet addresses as Tether freezes funds
In recent developments, oFAC added 134 crypto wallet addresses linked to ISIS-K to its sanctions list, including 131 Tron addresses that received more than $1.4 million in crypto donations, according…
SBI Crypto shuts Bitcoin mining pool after five-year run
In recent developments, sBI Crypto will shut down its Bitcoin mining pool on July 31 after more than five years, ranking 12th globally with about 2.2% of hashrate share. Looking…
Yield-bearing stablecoin slowdown ends three-year run for crypto-native products
In recent developments, yield-bearing stablecoin supply fell 15% in Q2 as sUSDe and sUSDS contracted, while Treasury-backed products including BUIDL, USYC and USDY continued to grow. Looking closer, market participants…
Solana Foundation launches framework for protocol-level governance
In recent developments, the Solana Foundation launched a framework for protocol-level governance, enabling validators with at least 100,000 delegated SOL to publish new proposals. Looking closer, market participants highlight key…
