Lending

Lygos Aims to Banish Ghosts of Crypto Lending Collapse With Non-Custodial Bitcoin Model
Built on Discrete Log Contracts from Atomic Finance, Lygos says its new BTC credit platform avoids the custodial risks that sank Celsius, BlockFi and Voyager.

AAVE Surges to 3-Week High, Dominating Soaring $56B DeFi Lending Market
The token has established a robust support zone at $277-$280, while rising demand for DeFi borrowing and Aave's dominant role in the sector point to future gains.

Crypto Market Maker Wintermute Snags Bitcoin Credit Line From Cantor Fitzgerald
The loan facility enhances Wintermute’s ability to hedge risks effectively across exchanges and maintain broad market coverage, said the firm’s CEO Evgeny Gaevoy.

Crypto Lending Platform Morpho V2 Brings DeFi Closer to Traditional Finance
Morpho V2 delivers market-driven fixed-rate, fixed-term loans with customizable terms to meet the demands of institutions and enterprises.

Wall Street Giant Cantor Debuts Bitcoin Lending Business With First Tranches to FalconX, Maple
The financing will help Maple Finance, a major crypto lending platform itself, to speed up its growth, CEO Sidney Powell said.

Tether, Galaxy, Ledn Dominate CeFi Crypto Lending as DeFi Borrowing Soars, Research Shows
Total crypto lending is still down 43% from its 2021 peak, but decentralized platforms have seen a significant growth, Galaxy reported.

Lending Protocol Aave Processes $200M in Liquidation Without Adding to Bad-Debt Burden
Aave aced the market's stress test, processing millions in liquidations without taking on new bad debt.

MARA Holdings Lends Out 7,377 BTC to Generate Single Digit Yield
The bitcoin miner holds 44,893 BTC on its balance sheet, it said in a production report.

Aave Gauges Community Interest for Expansion to Bitcoin Layer 2 Spiderchain
The potential deployment on a Bitcoin layer 2 by the largest DeFi lending protocol highlights the appetite for harnessing the original blockchain for purposes that are commonplace elsewhere in the crypto ecosystem.

Institutional Investors Position for Bitcoin Volatility Into the U.S. Election
Some $350 million notional value of November call options traded on CME with a breakeven bitcoin price of nearly $80,000, anticipating a rally next month, one analyst noted.

