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Finance

ETHZilla Buys 20% of AI Lending Platform Karus in $10M Deal to Tokenize Auto Loans

The companies plan to tokenize auto loans, with the first portfolios expected to be available by early 2026.

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Markets

Metaplanet Draws $130M for Further Bitcoin Acquisitions Under Credit Facility

The Japanese company executed new borrowing as part of its expanding bitcoin focused funding strategy.

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Tech

Aethir and Credible Introduce DePIN-Powered Credit Card

The move is designed to give Aethir’s native ATH token holders and node operators access to stablecoin credit without liquidating their tokens

Headshot of Aethir CEO and co-founder Mark Rydon (Aethir)

Finance

Bitcoin Treasury Corporation Acquires 292 BTC, Prepares for Toronto Trading Debut

Canadian public firm begins trading, commits to bitcoin-backed institutional services.

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Finance

Onramp and Arch Launch Bitcoin-Backed Lending Service

The new lending product allows Bitcoin holders to access liquidity without selling their assets.

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Finance

Metaplanet Arranges Loan to Buy $6.8M of BTC

The Japanese company announced its plan to adopt bitcoin as a reserve asset to hedge against the volatility of the yen in May.

Tokyo, Japan (Ryo Yoshitake/Unsplash)

Opinion

Crypto Lenders Caused Crypto Contagion Last Year. How Is the Industry Rebuilding?

The "Wild West" era of crypto lending ended in a series of bankruptcies. Now the industry is attempting to rebuild in a sustainable and accountable manner.

Ledn's Mauricio Di Bartolomeo argues that the crypto lending industry can rebuild trust following a disastrous 2022. (Mathieu Stern/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

DeFi Died and We Didn’t Even Notice

The behavior of Curve founder Michael Egorov is warning to all, and proof that DeFi isn’t really that different from traditional finance.

Curve founder Michael Egorov was liquidated, again. (Michael Egorov, modified by CoinDesk)

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Finance

Bitcoin Miner Bitfarms Warns of Default, Looks to Amend BlockFi Loan

The outstanding $20 million loan is secured by only $5 million in assets.

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Finance

BlackRock Gives Bankrupt Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific New $17M Loan

BlackRock, which already was Core's largest shareholder, previously held $37.9 million of the miner's secured convertible notes.

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