Topic: #lending
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PowerCompute's $18M Bitcoin bridge loan deadline passes with no disclosure
PowerCompute's US Digital subsidiary borrowed $18.07 million from Arch Lending on a 4-day bridge note due August 1, representing 97% of its Bitcoin treasury. As of press time, no SEC filing or statement confirmed whether the loan was repaid, extended, or defaulted.
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Bitcoin's $39,900 liquidation wall poses bigger threat than ETF flows
Bitcoin-backed lending has surged to $67 billion, creating a cascade of liquidation thresholds that could trigger forced selling below current prices. The largest risk zone sits near $39,900, where crypto loans would breach their 80% loan-to-value limits and force collateral sales.
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SEC warns crypto yield vaults face securities scrutiny over human control
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce warned that crypto vaults face securities-law scrutiny when people control how assets earn yield, placing protocols like Morpho in a regulatory gray zone based on their governance structure.
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Poolin Bitcoin mining pool files Chapter 11 with $163.7M in IOUs
Poolin Technology and its Texas affiliates filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on July 22, owing 11,700 wallet users $163.7 million in unsecured IOUs. Opening bids for asset sales total $52 million, or roughly 31.8% of the debt owed.
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DeFi's Institutional Trust Problem: Pricing On-Chain Real-World Assets
The DTCC's tokenization trial with 40 major firms signals institutional appetite for on-chain RWAs, but DeFi faces a critical bottleneck: deciding which oracle feeds and curators can be trusted to price tokenized stocks, bonds, and commodities when primary markets close.
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Bonzo Lend exploited for $9M via oracle signature flaw on Hedera
A wallet exploited a flaw in Bonzo Lend's price oracle verifier, submitting a signature with zero values that the system mistakenly validated. The exploit allowed $9.05 million in unauthorized borrowing against 250 SAUCE tokens worth only a few dollars, forcing the protocol to pause all withdrawals.
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Tether mobilizes $20B gold reserve for crypto lending via XUAT
Tether, the world's largest stablecoin issuer, is mobilizing its roughly $20 billion physical gold position—154 metric tons—as collateral for tokenized lending via its XAUT gold token and a new partnership with Ledn starting later in 2026.
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XRP Ledger Lending Protocol enters validator voting phase
The XRP Ledger is moving toward a new phase focused on financing value, with a native Lending Protocol entering the validator voting phase to provide yield to crypto holders and capital access to institutions.
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XRP Ledger Tests Native Lending Protocol for Institutional Credit
Ripple announced developers can now test the XRPL Lending Protocol, a dual upgrade designed to bring institutional-grade lending infrastructure directly to the XRP Ledger. The system separates underwriting from on-chain execution, positioning it as the missing piece for Wall Street adoption.
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Tether unlocks $23B gold reserves for crypto lending via Ledn
Tether is expanding its tokenized gold strategy by allowing XAUT holders to borrow against their bullion through crypto lender Ledn, mirroring established bitcoin-backed lending models without forcing asset sales.
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Trad.Fi and W3 compress equipment loans from months to one day with AI
Trad.Fi and W3 are working to move $650 million of equipment-finance origination onto blockchain rails over four years using AI to automate underwriting, but loan performance still hinges on collateral, servicing, and investor liquidity outside the token.