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SALT Lending CEO Shawn Owen says banks, credit unions and advisers are increasingly engaging with Bitcoin-backed lending, marking what he describes as the cryptocurrency’s first institutional cycle. The interview covered collateral, volatility, regulation, ETFs and the changing profile of borrowers.
Bitcoin’s realized cap rose by $12.8 billion in the 30 days to Oct. 5, but only $4.9 billion came from new-money inflows, Glassnode data showed. Existing holders drove most of the increase, while short-term investors took profits as Bitcoin traded above $85,000.
Tether, Kazakhstan’s National Bank and Alatau City Authority will explore a tenge-pegged stablecoin and blockchain-based asset tokenization. The nonbinding memorandum includes pilot planning, staff workshops and possible use of Tether’s Hadron platform.
Bitcoin has gained 84.2% since the January 2024 spot ETF launch window even as 10-year Treasury yields climbed near 5.3%. However, daily data show only weak relationships between Bitcoin returns and nominal or real yield changes.
Tether, Kazakhstan’s central bank and the Alatau City Authority will study a tenge-backed stablecoin pilot and create a framework for tokenizing real-world assets. The agreement adds to Kazakhstan’s wider push into digital payments, crypto mining and regulated digital-asset projects.
Kazakhstan’s central bank, Tether and Alatau City will study a possible tenge-linked stablecoin and a framework for tokenized real-world assets. The agreement is exploratory, with a pilot planned in Alatau City and Tether’s Hadron platform under consideration.
St. Cloud Financial Credit Union is custodying real Bitcoin for members through a patent-pending multisignature vault model. CEO Jed Meyer said member holdings have surpassed 20 BTC, while the Minnesota institution explores direct trading, Lightning and stablecoin services.
US 30-year mortgage rates have reached 7.28%, their highest level in nearly three years, as buyers retreat. HousingWire analyst Logan Mohtashami linked the move to rising Treasury yields, Federal Reserve hawkishness and changing market conditions.
Leon Wankum argues that Bitcoin’s scarcity is challenging the monetary premium long associated with residential and commercial real estate. The author of *Digital Real Estate* links the potential shift to fiat debasement and changing approaches to saving, ownership and collateral.
Spain’s contested housing decrees have raised concerns about rent controls, automatic lease renewals and the ability to change property rules after contracts are signed. The dispute has also renewed arguments that Bitcoin offers portable ownership, despite its substantial price volatility.
OKX has raised fresh funding at a $25 billion valuation from Circle, Ripple and Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures. The exchange says the capital will support expansion into tokenized real-world assets and broader blockchain-based financial infrastructure.
Real Vision founder Raoul Pal says a pause in AI stocks could let capital rotate into crypto, while a weaker dollar would improve market liquidity. He expects AI agents to increase activity on Ethereum and Solana, but says Ethereum’s greater capital concentration challenges claims that Solana will overtake it.
Crypto investigator ZachXBT says he fronted $349,700 in USDC to pose as a client of a Chinese laundering syndicate allegedly serving North Korean hackers. He says the operation exposed more than $12 million linked to the Bybit exploit and helped trigger a 442,000-USDT freeze.
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Cathie Wood says investors may need to “follow the agents” as AI software begins taking actions and spending money. Stablecoins and blockchains could support machine-to-machine payments, but banks, card networks and technology platforms are also competing to control this emerging financial infrastructure.
BlackRock and Ondo Finance have created three tokenized investment portfolios, offering a glimpse of how blockchain could eventually handle complete strategies rather than individual assets. The model could simplify rebalancing, broaden access and support more automated portfolio management.
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Evernorth’s XRP treasury merger has won shareholder approval and is expected to close October 7, but only about $88.5 million of disclosed closing-linked cash remains identifiable for potential new purchases before expenses and other uses.
