Lending

Seamless Protocol Issues SEAM, Bags First Base-Blockchain Token Listing on Coinbase
Seamless previously operated the "OG Points" program, allowing thousands of users to earn points in their on-chain wallets.

Investment Adviser Two Prime Sees $2B in Demand for Bitcoin-Backed Loans
"We have seen about $2 billion in demand for bitcoin-secured loans since we started offering them in September," Two Prime's Alexander Blume said.

Tokenized RWA Platform Untangled Goes Live, Gets $13.5M Funding to Bring Private Credit On-Chain
London-based asset manager Fasanara Capital led the investment round and has opened two private tokenized credit pools on the platform.

Real-World Asset Loan Worth $20M at Risk of Losing $7M on DeFi Platform Goldfinch
Protocol contributor Warbler Labs said it will backstop all losses.

DeFi Project Yield Protocol to Wind Down by Year's End
At its peak in April 2022, the DeFi lending project had over $22 million in total value locked, but this figure has since dropped to around $2 million.

Coinbase Creates New Crypto Lending Service Geared Toward Large Investors
Coinbase (COIN) raised $57 million for the platform as of Sept. 1, according to an SEC filing.

Default of Tokenized Loans on Centrifuge Puts MakerDAO’s Investment at Risk
MakerDAO has lent $1.84 million of DAI stablecoin to the tokenized credit pool under distress.

Tokenization News Roundup: Resource Extraction, Social Media Monetization and Real World Connections
A weekly digest of articles, reports and analyses about tokenized RWAs, the fast-growing financial instruments that merge traditional finance to the blockchain.

Curve Crisis Shows Pitfalls of Decentralized Risk Management
Top DeFi lenders allowed a crypto CEO to take a risky bet, raising key questions about how they manage risk.

As Curve Averts DeFi Death Spiral, Fiasco Exposes Serious Risks
Curve, a leading decentralized exchange on Ethereum, was hacked for more than $70 million in July. Questions continue to linger around the platform's long-term viability and potential contagion risk.

