Strike’s ‘Volatility-Proof’ Bitcoin Loans Kill Margin Calls — But Charge Up to 14.2% APR
Strike launches 'volatility-proof' Bitcoin-backed loans with no margin calls or forced liquidations — but borrowers pay up to 14.2% APR for that protection.
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Strike launches 'volatility-proof' Bitcoin-backed loans with no margin calls or forced liquidations — but borrowers pay up to 14.2% APR for that protection.
A five-day Twitter feud between ether.fi and KAST CEOs over card fees has spiralled into community scrutiny of KAST's deposit practices and terms of service.
Tether is deploying $20 million into Brazil's Mercado Bitcoin in a strategic financing round to accelerate tokenized assets and on-chain finance across Latin America.
Binance is reportedly leading a $2B funding round for crypto payments firm Mesh — doubling its January 2026 valuation — in a bet on stablecoin payment infrastructure.
A trader swapped $2M in ETH and received just $14,500 after the 0x router sent the order through a thin liquidity pool, enabling a same-block backrun that extracted 1,072 WETH.
Tether's former CIO is reportedly seeking to sell a personal stake in Tether Holdings as the stablecoin giant pitches a $20B private share sale and rules out an IPO.
JPMorgan's JLTXX tokenized money market fund surged 250% to $695M AUM in a single month on Ethereum, driven by GENIUS Act stablecoin compliance demand.
Total crypto market cap edged up to $2.25 trillion as ETH and SOL posted double-digit weekly gains, yet the Fear & Greed Index stayed at 22, Extreme Fear.