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TrueFi Unveils Lending Protocol for Tokenized Real-World Assets; TRU Jumps 14%
Investors will be able to take out crypto loans by pledging TrueFi's U.S. Treasury bill tokens, with plans to expand collateral to other types of tokenized RWAs, according to...
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Seeking Yield on $37M Ether Treasury, JPEG'd DAO Mulls Airdrop Farming
"There are possibilities to solidify the treasury at low risk," pseudonymous JPEG'd contributor 0xTutti told CoinDesk.
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Stablecoins Can Help Fix the Current Lending Market
The Global Financial Crisis reduced the depth of capital markets. Blockchain-based stablecoins can help fill the gap, say Christine Cai and Sefton Kincaid, of Cicada Partners.
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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.
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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.
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Untangled Finance raises $13.5M (Untangled Finance)
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.
Untangled Finance raises $13.5M (Untangled Finance)

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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.
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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.
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)
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.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)

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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.
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