Bybit Lets Users Pledge Tokenized Nvidia, Apple, Tesla Shares as Loan Collateral

Aave Founder Stani Kulechov Backs $98M Market Cleanup Across Six Chains

Bitcoin ETF Flows Flip Negative After $1B Inflow Streak, But Lending Surge Shows Broader Institutional Demand

Nexo Restructures European Operations to Meet MiCAR, Taps German Partners

Maple Outpaces DeFi Peers on Growth, Yield, and Revenue

KULR and Smarter Web Sell 511 BTC to Retire $31.7M in Debt

SEC Signals Closer Scrutiny of DeFi Vaults and On-Chain Lending Under Existing Securities Laws

Brazilian Dairy Farmers Tokenize Livestock to Bypass Bank Lending Hurdles

Solana Tokenized Equities Hit $53M in Lending Protocols, New All-Time High

SEC's Peirce Warns Crypto Vaults, Onchain Lending May Fall Under Securities Laws

Lombard Finance Launches Bitcoin-Collateralized Stablecoin Lending for Institutions

SEC's Peirce Warns DeFi Vaults, On-Chain Lending May Be Securities

Kraken Overhauls Borrowing for Pro Users, Lets Traders Tap Crypto Holdings for Liquidity

Kraken Overhauls Borrow Product, Integrates It Into Pro Trading Stack

Galaxy Launches Onchain Yield Platform for Fireblocks Clients

Goldfinch Proposes Wind-Down, Shifts $56M Loan Book to Maintenance Mode

Strive Targets $200 Billion for Bitcoin Through Credit Markets

Morgan Stanley, Galaxy Digital Launch $5M Crypto Lending Program for Wealth Clients

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The loan underscores a growing divergence between public equity markets (hammered by AI hype fatigue) and private credit markets, where capital is still flowing for established, cash-flow-positive firms. For crypto, this disconnect may reduce the probability of a systemic credit crunch that could spill over into digital assets, but it does not directly ignite demand. It also highlights that institutional allocators remain active in deploying capital, which could eventually benefit crypto if the broader risk-on rotation resumes.

Arcmont and Ares lead a €1.1 billion ($1.3 billion) loan to French business software firm Cegid.

Arcmont, Ares Hand Cegid €1.1B Private Credit as Crypto Lending Stays Depressed

The $1.3B Cegid loan signals that institutional dry powder is flowing into traditional private credit instead of crypto lending protocols, explaining why on-chain credit markets remain depressed despite extreme fear.

Morgan Stanley Lets Clients Lend Crypto to Galaxy in Exchange for ETP Shares

Mashinsky Says Creditor Recoveries, SEC's Gemini Earn Actions Undercut Celsius Collapse Narrative

Morgan Stanley, Galaxy Digital Link on Crypto Lending for Wealth Clients

Coinbase Teams With Better Home & Finance for Bitcoin-Backed Mortgages

Strive CEO Matt Cole: Digital credit surpasses Bitcoin ETFs in importance

Jupiter Exchange Lend Breaks $2B in TVL on Solana

Tether Acquires SoftBank's 26% Stake in Bitcoin Firm Twenty One Capital

Zoomex’s Aranda: Lending, Not Payments, Is Crypto’s Biggest Opportunity

Bitcoin-Backed Loan Market Could Top $1 Trillion, Report Finds

The case is a microcosm of a global trend: regulators are moving from guidance to enforcement, targeting opaque corporate behavior. For crypto, this signals that any practice resembling 'force-fitting'—like automatic liquidations or hidden fee structures—could face similar scrutiny. The £20M fine is small, but the reputational damage and precedent are significant for regulated entities.

British Gas pays £20 million to settle a probe into the force-fitting of prepayment meters, where debt agents broke into vulnerable customers' homes.

British Gas £20M Settlement Raises Questions for Crypto Auto-Liquidations

British Gas scandal accelerates DePIN adoption as trust in centralized utilities erodes

Coinbase Adds Solana as Loan Collateral, Lets Holders Borrow Up to $100K in USDC