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  4. ALLCoinDesk

    Ripple is earning fees financing leveraged stock bets, a business long run by banks

    Ripple is expanding into the market for financing leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) through its Prime division, Ripple Prime, which is providing total return swaps that offer funds amplified exposure to stocks and indexes, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The company entered this business after acquiring Hidden Road for $1.25 billion in October 2025, which enabled it to facilitate financing for assets in stocks, bonds, currencies, and digital assets. Ripple's financing activities involve charging fees, such as an approximate 8% annualized rate on swap exposures, which are separate from ETF management fees. This move allows Ripple to generate fee income from stock trading and institutional financing, while the leveraged ETF market continues to grow, comprising over 593 funds and more than $256 billion in assets.

  5. BITCOINCoinDesk

    Bitcoin loans are paying for tuition and working capital, not just trades, lenders say

    According to CoinDesk, bitcoin-backed loans are increasingly being used for real-world expenses such as tuition, emergency costs, and business cash flow, indicating a shift from speculative trading to mainstream credit use. Lenders like SALT and Ledn report that borrowers are primarily seeking liquidity without selling their bitcoin, often to fund major life events or supplement cash flow, with institutional and traditional investors also participating. The industry is moving toward fixed-rate products to provide more predictable borrowing costs, with Coinbase recently introducing fixed-rate bitcoin-backed loans through Morpho’s protocol. Future growth may include collateralization of traditional assets like gold, as Ledn sees potential in expanding beyond digital assets.

  9. ALLCoinDesk

    Crypto news site Cointelegraph seeks buyer after web traffic plunges

    Cointelegraph is seeking a buyer due to significant declines in its web traffic, which dropped by approximately 80% after Google issued a manual penalty in October 2025, causing the website to fall out of Google’s search results (CoinDesk). The company was last acquired in July 2022 by Luna Media Corporation to support its international expansion efforts. The site’s monthly traffic was over 12 million in December 2024 but has since fallen to just above 700,000 as of September 2026, partly due to a front-end exploit in June 2024 and ongoing shifts in user attention amid flat crypto prices. Cointelegraph has not responded to requests for comment.

  12. DEFICoinDesk

    Wells Fargo in talks with Kraken parent Payward for crypto trading liquidity

    Wells Fargo is in discussions with Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, to potentially become a crypto liquidity provider, with the aim of supplying liquidity for trading digital assets, according to sources. Both companies declined to comment on the ongoing talks, which are still private, and there is no guarantee a deal will be reached. The discussions reflect a broader trend of major banks engaging with established crypto firms to support their digital asset initiatives, facilitated by a more accommodating regulatory environment in the U.S. During this time, Wells Fargo has already integrated some digital asset activities, such as offering spot bitcoin ETFs and investing in related blockchain projects.

  13. ALLCointelegraph

    Sui tunnels hit 40.6M TPS in live AI agent test

    During a live stress test at Sui Basecamp in Singapore, Sui's programmable offchain tunnels processed over 40.6 million transactions per second, surpassing a previous record of about 6.1 million TPS set in July, according to SUI Network. The test involved more than 10,000 tunnels on the Sui mainnet, handling activities like payments, games, and chat applications, with transactions processed offchain and settled to the blockchain when closed. Sui's tunnels are designed to support high-frequency activities, including interactions between AI agents, without burdening the main blockchain directly, as stated by Adeniyi Abiodun of Mysten Labs. CertiK is reviewing the test data and a report is expected soon.

  17. DEFICointelegraph

    Coinbase brings global crypto derivatives liquidity to US with Deribit integration

    Coinbase has integrated the derivatives exchange Deribit, providing eligible US customers access to global crypto derivatives markets through Coinbase Financial Markets, which is regulated by the CFTC. This integration allows US institutional clients to trade Deribit's options and perpetual futures via Coinbase Prime and Coinbase Financial Markets, with options expected to be available in the coming weeks. Previously, US traders lacked a regulated means to access offshore derivatives markets, which account for about 80% of global crypto trading volume, according to Coinbase. Coinbase also plans to introduce options for eligible non-US retail traders and later for US retail traders within the same timeframe.

  20. ALLCoinDesk

    Crypto Long & Short: Zcash and the case for privacy in the age of AI

    AI has made it cheap to link wallet addresses to the people behind them, and the permanence of the blockchain means records don’t age out. Michael Zhao of Grayscale Research explains how Zcash’s shielded transactions address this problem, and why close to 29% of all ZEC ever mined now sits in the shielded pool.