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Crypto borrowing hits record high, but with stronger collateral this time

Cryptocurrency-backed borrowing hit a record $73.6 billion in the third quarter, marking the industry’s most leveraged quarter on record, but the makeup of that leverage looks significantly healthier than during the 2021-2022 cycle. According to Galaxy Research, the sharp increase is largely driven by on-chain lending, which now accounts for 66.9% of all crypto-collateralized debt, […]

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New Hampshire Waits for Bitcoin Bond Buyer to Launch First State Effort

New Hampshire decided this week to support the state’s first $100 million bitcoin effort. BTC$88,880.19 a bond, which would be led by a public entity but supported by a private sector company, according to those involved in the effort. The New Hampshire Business Finance Authority has authorized “bonds of $100,000,000 for a digital currency acquisition

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AI agents need identity and zero-knowledge proofs are the solution

We live in interesting times for AI and trust. A growing number of investment firms are using AI agents to review research notes and company filings. Humans are being asked to provide increasingly invasive biometric data, like facial scans, voice samples and behavioral patterns, just to prove they’re not robots. Once in the wild, this

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Crypto Long & Short: Licensing, Liquidity, and the Changing Geography of Trade Quality

In this week’s Crypto Long & Short newsletter, Joshua de Vos shares insights from a recent benchmark report on how the stock market landscape is maturing and becoming increasingly execution-driven, but increasingly uneven as regional licensing diverges, liquidity fragments, and transparency advances inconsistently. Next, we look at where the digital asset market could be heading

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