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Finance

Bitcoin lending is entering a new institutional era, according to Silicon Valley Bank

The bank said bitcoin lending has emerged from the 2022 crypto credit collapse with stronger risk controls, growing institutional participation and a path toward lower borrowing costs.

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Finance

Ukraine transfers $8.3 million in seized crypto amid potential plans for strategic reserve

The funds were seized during an investigation into an international hacker group accused of laundering proceeds from data theft through high-value property.

Kyiv in Ukraine (Glib Albovsky/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Kalshi and Polymarket could become M&A targets as prediction markets consolidate: Bernstein

The broker said operational consolidation is blurring the lines between exchanges, brokerages and sportsbooks, creating conditions for acquisitions across the prediction market ecosystem.

Crystal ball (Credit: Zhenyu LuoUnsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

JPMorgan sees limited institutional demand for perpetual futures

The bank said institutional demand for perpetual futures remains muted, with the products better suited to speculative trading than hedging.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in London

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Markets

Saylor's Strategy initiates buybacks and bitcoin monetization program, lifts STRC dividend

Strategy adopted a new capital management framework, authorizing up to $2 billion in buybacks while creating a program that allows future bitcoin sales to support liquidity.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin falls into a technical no man’s land as major support levels sit miles away

Bitcoin is trading below key technical and onchain valuation levels, with historical bear market patterns suggesting a potential bottom closer to $45,000.

BTC Cost Basis (CheckonChain)

Markets

BIS warns stablecoins are more like ETFs than actual money, and they're creating FX risk

BIS's latest annual report dives into stablecoins and AI trends.

The BIS building in Basel

Finance

SBI's $289 million Bitbank deal is symptomatic of Japan's crypto consolidation: Architect Partners

The investment bank said the purchase of Japanese crypto exchange Bitbank is a bet on regulated scale as sweeping reforms reshape the country's digital asset market.

Tokyo, Japan (Jaison Lin/Unsplash)

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Finance

Tether putting $23 billion gold stockpile to work with bullion-backed loans

The stablecoin issuer is extending its tokenized gold strategy by allowing holders of XAUT to borrow against their bullion, mirroring bitcoin-backed lending without selling the underlying asset.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino at White House

Markets

Former Ethereum Foundation leader warns of funding gap as governance shifts

A former Ethereum Foundation member says the network must quickly build new funding institutions as the Foundation steps back.

Trent Van Epps