S&P Global brings risk assessments to growing crypto lending vault sectorS&P Global’s new framework evaluates digital asset lending vaults across six risk categories as deposits in the sector climb to about $10 billion. Nate KostarOct 5, 2026
Pencil Finance completes $1M onchain lending cycle for 6.6K students in Southeast AsiaSep 3, 2026Zoltan Vardai
Bitmine’s $257M annualized staking income ‘fills’ operational gaps, share buybacks: analystsBitmine’s Ether staking revenue is an important financial buffer that fills financial gaps and provides recurring revenue streams beyond Ether’s price appreciation, analysts told Cointelegraph.Aug 13, 2026Zoltan Vardai
RWAs buck DeFi slowdown as tokenized assets gain traction: CoinSharesTokenized real-world assets moved beyond issuance as RWA deposits more than tripled to $7.4 billion, while lending and trading activity expanded despite a broader industry slowdown.Aug 6, 2026Helen Partz
US Treasury yields rise as TIPS challenge the inflation narrativeTIPS data points to rising real yields, not inflation, a dynamic that weighs on non-yielding assets like Bitcoin.Jul 31, 2026Charles Bennett
ABA, state banking groups push back on CLARITY Act stablecoin yield provisionsABA and state banking associations published a joint letter calling for more detail on the CLARITY Act’s stablecoin yield provisions, ahead of the bill’s House hearing on Friday.Jul 14, 2026Zoltan Vardai
Japan’s SBI to launch yen stablecoin lending with 3% yieldSBI VC Trade will open JPYSC lending applications on July 16, offering an initial 3% annual rate for a 12-week term without deposit insurance.Jul 13, 2026Zoltan Vardai
Yield-bearing stablecoin slowdown ends 3-year run for crypto-native productsYield-bearing stablecoin supply fell 15% in Q2 as sUSDe and sUSDS contracted, while Treasury-backed products including BUIDL, USYC and USDY continued to grow.Jul 2, 2026Ezra Reguerra
MetaMask launches stablecoin yield account with card spendingMetaMask launches Money Account it says offers up to 4% variable APY on mUSD stablecoin balances and card spending, with DeFi-powered yield via vaults, excluding the UK and sanctioned jurisdictions.Jun 30, 2026Helen Partz
Does Botanix’s failure prove Bitcoiners don’t care about DeFi?The failure of Botanix suggests that Bitcoiners still prefer Ethereum DeFi to Bitcoin L2s. How can Bitcoin L2s change to win hodlers over?Jun 25, 2026Christina Comben
Abracadabra takes emergency action as MIM stablecoin depeg worsensThe protocol is raising interest rates across all Cauldrons to encourage debt repayment and reduce supply. Jun 25, 2026Martin Young
