Aave V4 has launched a Forex spoke on Circle’s Arc network, enabling USDC borrowing against EURC collateral with a risk-isolated hub-and-spoke architecture.
South Korea's Jeonbuk Bank has become the first commercial lender in the country to offer business loans secured by Bitcoin collateral.
South Korean lender Jeonbuk Bank has launched the country's first corporate loan product secured by Bitcoin, utilizing third-party custody and court-regulated recovery processes.
Aave is implementing a $1.5 million security program for its V4 rollout, incorporating AI scanning and formal verification as crypto lending volumes surge.
Ledger has launched a self-custodial crypto loan feature, allowing users to borrow stablecoins against wrapped Bitcoin without selling their holdings.
Circle has integrated Aave into its institutional Bitcoin-backed borrowing service, providing an alternative to its existing Morpho-based lending venue.
SparkLend has hit a record 600,000 ETH in deposits, driven by institutional demand for conservative DeFi lending options.
DeFi Saver reports that its automation tools prevented liquidations for $446.3 million in collateral on Aave V3 during a market downturn in early 2026.
Coinbase now allows users to borrow up to $100,000 in USDC using HYPE and ZEC as collateral.
The SparkLend lending protocol has attracted 88,320 ETH from large holders, reaching a total value locked of nearly $4.96 billion following a shift toward more secure DeFi platforms.
Hyperliquid's HYPE token hit a record high of over $92, driving the platform's market cap above $20 billion following the launch of a new borrowing feature.
Clearpool Finance is integrating its institutional credit infrastructure with the XRP Ledger to introduce new lending products.
Hyperliquid's native token HYPE hit a record $90.92 as the platform introduced manual borrowing for stablecoins backed by HYPE and Bitcoin collateral.
Hyperliquid recorded $269 million in loans on the first day after launching its manual borrowing feature.
SparkLend has reached a total market size of $7.39 billion, marking a 55% growth this year, while simultaneously exiting the Gnosis Chain to consolidate operations on Ethereum.
Zest Protocol is distributing STX tokens worth 3 BTC over 90 days to incentivize liquidity on its Stacks lending market ahead of new product launches.
Former RippleX executive Jazzi Cooper highlights the use of XRP as institutional collateral as a major utility, supported by new lending protocols on the XRP Ledger.
Clearpool has proposed migrating its lending protocol to the XRP Ledger, involving a token swap and the launch of a Ripple-backed credit fund for fintech borrowers.
