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Lombard and Bitwise Asset Management announced a partnership at the Digital Asset Summit in New York, offering a solution for institutions to earn yields and collateralize BTC lending without moving assets out of custody, targeting the scale of BTC assets under institutional custody.Bitwise will develop yield strategies that combine DeFi lending with tokenized real-world assets, while the decentralized lending protocol Morpho will provide the infrastructure for BTC collateralized lending. The platform uses Bitcoin-native tools such as partially signed transactions and time locks to verify collateral, allowing positions to be represented on-chain without transferring or re-collateralizing the underlying assets.Phillips stated that Bitcoin Smart Accounts can simultaneously reduce custody, cross-chain bridge, and counterparty risks. This solution is aimed at high-net-worth individuals, asset management firms, and corporate treasuries, with plans to launch in the second quarter of 2026 and will add more custodians and protocols to expand coverage.Lombard estimates that approximately $500 billion in BTC is under institutional custody; DefiLlama data shows that the total locked value of BTC in DeFi is about $2.93 billion, with a market cap of approximately $1.4 trillion; as of the time of writing, Babylon Protocol's total locked value is about $2.8 billion, and Lombard's is approximately $744 million.

According to Cointelegraph, Nasdaq plans to integrate its Calypso risk and collateral platform and trading surveillance system with the institutional trading tools of digital asset infrastructure company Talos.This integration aims to provide institutional clients with a "unified" workflow for managing tokenized collateral and monitoring for market manipulation in cryptocurrencies and traditional assets. This move is intended to alleviate bottlenecks in institutional tokenization and bring "institutional-grade" compliance standards to the digital asset market.Nasdaq cited internal research indicating that approximately $35 billion in collateral is frozen in "corrective and non-interest-bearing measures."

Euler Labs posted on the X platform that it has noted the unauthorized issuance security incident reported by Resolv regarding USR. The team is actively investigating, and as a precautionary measure, the RLP collateral feature in the Euler Yield vault on Arbitrum has been disabled. Euler Earn USDC (Arbitrum) has also stopped allocating funds to Euler Yield.Euler Labs stated that the above measures are aimed at isolating potential risk exposure, and they are currently continuing to assess the impact of the incident. Further updates will be disclosed in a timely manner.

Resolv Labs stated on platform X that the security incident involving the unauthorized minting of USR tokens is still under investigation. Currently, the collateral asset pool remains fully sufficient, and there has been no loss of underlying assets; the issue seems to be limited to the issuance mechanism of USR. The team's current priorities include controlling the spread of the incident, assessing potential impacts, and ensuring that legitimate users are not affected, while continuing the investigation and disclosing more progress as soon as possible.

According to market news, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has provided detailed guidance on a pilot program for using crypto assets as collateral. The regulatory agency has notified futures commission merchants (FCMs) that participation in the pilot requires submitting a notice to the market participants division, stating the start date for accepting crypto assets as margin. Key points include:Capital Requirements: Only Bitcoin, Ethereum, and stablecoins can be accepted as collateral, with BTC/ETH calculated at a 20% capital adequacy ratio and stablecoins at 2%. Futures brokers participating in the pilot can only accept Bitcoin, Ethereum, or stablecoins in the first three months;Compliance and Reporting Obligations: Futures brokers participating in the pilot must promptly report significant cybersecurity or system issues and submit weekly reports on the total amount of crypto assets in customer accounts;Expansion After Three Months: Other crypto assets may be used as collateral after three months, while some reporting requirements will be terminated;Limited Use: Only the remaining rights of dedicated payment stablecoins deposited into customer segregated accounts are allowed; crypto assets cannot be used for uncleared swap collateral, but eligible tokenized assets may be substituted.Derivatives Clearing Organization Requirements: Clearing organizations that meet CFTC credit, market, and liquidity risk requirements may accept crypto assets and stablecoins as initial margin for cleared transactions.

According to official news, the collateral coefficient for USDDOLD is planned to be lowered in April. To align with the delisting process of USDDOLD, the JustLend DAO protocol plans to adjust the collateral coefficient of the USDDOLD market around April. The final adjustment plan will be executed after proposals from the USDD and JustLend DAO communities are approved.The platform reminds users who use USDDOLD as collateral to switch to other supported assets in advance and closely monitor their account risk status to avoid any impact on position safety due to changes in the collateral coefficient.

Delphi Digital tweeted, "Tether and Circle are not foolproof systems. Just because they are backed 1:1 by short-term government bonds and cash equivalents does not mean they are immune to potential runs. The USDC depegging incident during the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in early 2023 already revealed signs of this risk.USDC was originally fully reserved, but when Silicon Valley Bank collapsed, part of the reserves became temporarily inaccessible. This means the risk has merely shifted upwards. In traditional banking, payment risk is usually dispersed among various institutions; in the stablecoin system, while payment channels may be deterministic and automated, this means that the settlement risk, which was previously eliminated among participants, is now concentrated at the issuer level. The system has not become risk-free; rather, it has transformed into a vertically dependent structure. This is precisely why concerns about issuer concentration have begun to arise."

Venus Protocol releases updates on the abnormal activity in the THE liquidity pool. In addition to previously suspending THE borrowing and withdrawals, the collateral factors (CF) for 7 markets have now been reduced to 0 as a precautionary measure against markets where a single user holds an excessively high proportion of collateral. The 7 markets are BCH, LTC, UNI, AAVE, FIL, TWT, and lisUSD, while all other markets remain unaffected and continue to operate normally.The preliminary assessment of the attack method indicates that the attacker began accumulating THE tokens slowly through normal deposit processes starting in June 2025, ultimately holding 84% of the cap (approximately 12.2 million THE). Yesterday, the hacker directly transferred THE tokens into the protocol contract, instantly increasing the supply and creating a massive amount of collateral. They then engaged in recursive price manipulation, taking advantage of the extremely low on-chain liquidity of THE combined with the TWAP oracle delay. The hacker initiated a loop: depositing THE, borrowing other assets, using the borrowed assets to buy more THE on-chain, and waiting for the TWAP oracle to update and drive up the price. Venus stated that it is committed to transparency and will release a complete report after the investigation concludes.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, an address that received 7,400 ETH from Tornado (hacker?) dominated tonight's liquidation event of CAKE and THE collateral, resulting in Venus incurring a liquidation deficit of about $2.15 million (1.18 million CAKE + 1.84 million THE), while the hacker obtained approximately $5.07 million in funds from Venus (2,172 BNB + 1.516 million CAKE + 20 BTC):The address first received 7,400 ETH from Tornado through the address 0x7a7...234, then deposited it into Aave to borrow 9.92 million U (including USDT, DAI, USDC) and transferred it to multiple wallets to purchase THE.Around 8 PM tonight, he likely pumped the price of THE in a CEX (it is presumed he had previously deployed long positions). Then, through two wallets, he deposited 36.1 million THE into Venus, borrowing assets like BTC, BNB, CAKE, etc.Forty minutes later, the price of THE plummeted (most likely due to his closing of long positions and opening of shorts), and his collateral on Venus was liquidated, further pushing down the price of THE. Ultimately, the collateral from these two wallets was completely liquidated, but there remained about $2.15 million (1.18 million CAKE + 1.84 million THE) in loans that had not been repaid, resulting in a deficit for Venus.Overall, he borrowed 9.92 million U to create chaos, but the assets borrowed from Venus were only worth $5.07 million. While it may not seem profitable on-chain, it is speculated that he aimed to dominate the decline of THE through on-chain liquidation, thus making a profit on his positions in the CEX.

Synthetix releases the 2026 roadmap, covering six major directions:Stock Buybacks and Restoration of USD Pegged Exchange Rate: All trading revenues will be used for SNX stock buybacks and USD buybacks. The goal is to achieve a stable USD pegged exchange rate by the end of the second quarter.Multi-Collateral Trading (April): Native deposits of ETH, cbBTC, and other assets as collateral on Synthetix Perps - releasing billions of dollars of idle Ethereum mainnet funds.Basis Trading Vault (Second Quarter): Popularizing access to delta-neutral basis trading strategies, with stablecoin assets represented as supported by basis trading.Synthetix Liquidity Pool (SLP) Public Release (Second Quarter): A community-owned market-making vault - no management fees, no performance fees, currently in private beta testing with an annualized yield of about 45%.Market Expansion: The cryptocurrency market expands in the first quarter, the commodities market begins to expand in April, the foreign exchange market starts expanding in June, and pre-release perpetual contracts for highly anticipated tokens.Digital Dollar Vision: Transitioning sUSD to a fully decentralized, basis trading-collateralized stablecoin—supported by a Perp DEX that uniquely owns the native stablecoin.Synthetix states that 2026 is the year of Synthetix's return, with a clear goal: to provide the best perpetual trading experience in the DeFi space, relying on the security, composability, and neutrality of the Ethereum mainnet.

The Compound Foundation announced that USDe has been added as collateral for USDC and USDT Comets in the Compound v3 mainnet.

Decentralized protocol OmniPact, built for a trust layer in peer-to-peer trading of physical and digital assets, announced the completion of a $50 million private placement financing, backed by a consortium of institutional investors and family offices that require anonymity. The protocol utilizes smart contracts as on-chain collateral to address the "trust issue" in peer-to-peer transactions.The new funding will support the development of its core contracts and multi-chain infrastructure, as well as related security audits, while also driving the launch of its testnet in the first quarter of 2026.

According to official news, the Solana-based lending protocol Loopscale has announced that LP tokens from Orca and Raydium can now be used as collateral for lending. Loopscale's order book architecture allows for pricing based on the conditions of each position itself, rather than incorporating it into a centralized lending pool model.Through this credit market infrastructure, over $1 billion in yield-generating liquidity can be unlocked. The system is capable of independently assessing and pricing each LP based on multiple variables such as price range, fee tier, and underlying assets.

The Bitcoin payment app Strike announced on the X platform the official launch of its Bitcoin-backed credit line service, allowing users to borrow fiat currency in real-time for lightning payments or bill payments without needing to sell Bitcoin to access cash liquidity. Currently, the service supports low-threshold lending and will initially launch in Georgia and Massachusetts, with plans to expand to more states in the U.S.

Arkham analyst Emmett Gallic corrected his earlier statement regarding Trump Media Technology Group selling 2,000 BTC. He stated that the relevant tweet has been deleted and clarified that the company is not selling Bitcoin but is delivering 2,000 BTC as collateral to a counterparty.Gallic mentioned that since the relevant Bitcoin is no longer under the company's control, it has been removed from the balance sheet. According to the arrangement, the counterparty can decide whether to re-collateralize or otherwise dispose of the collateral, including selling it.

According to The Block, the DeFi native prime broker Project 0 is about to launch Project 0 Pay, which provides users with a way to use the liquidity of their crypto portfolios to pay off credit card debt without selling assets or interrupting yield generation.This new feature essentially tracks users' spending to provide end-of-month statements and calculates borrowing transactions against their portfolios. If approved, the transaction will cover the expenses for that period without liquidating their held assets.

According to the official announcement, Binance will adjust the portfolio margin and the collateral rates for multiple assets such as LRC and QTUM under PMPro on February 27, 2026, at 14:00 (Beijing time).At the same time, Binance Futures will adjust the leverage and margin levels for USDⓈ-M perpetual contracts such as MONUSDT, MASKUSDT, and PEOPLEUSDT on the same day at 14:30. Existing positions will be affected.

According to The Block, Coinbase announced that it has added XRP, Dogecoin (DOGE), Cardano (ADA), and Litecoin (LTC) as collateral assets for its on-chain crypto collateralized lending product provided by the DeFi protocol Morpho. Eligible U.S. users (excluding New York State) can now borrow up to $100,000 USDC without having to sell the aforementioned tokens.Previously, the product supported Bitcoin and Ethereum as collateral, with Bitcoin allowing a maximum loan of $5 million USDC and Ethereum allowing a maximum loan of $1 million USDC.Coinbase stated that the on-chain lending service operates on the Morpho protocol on the Base network, and to date, the total loan issuance has exceeded $1.9 billion. The company charges a one-time borrowing fee, which is included in the loan principal.

Ondo Finance announced that the tokenized stocks of Ondo Global Markets are now live in the DeFi lending market, with SPYon and QQQon being the first to launch, integrated with Morpho and Gauntlet.Ondo's tokenized stocks and ETFs are now available as efficient risk management collateral assets in Ethereum DeFi.