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Aave posted on platform X that the loan exchange feature is now live on Aave Pro's Aave V4 Ethereum, Base, and Avalanche markets. Users can exchange loans from one asset to another without closing their positions, and this feature is supported by @CoWSwap.

According to Bloomberg, AI computing power cloud service provider CoreWeave is seeking to raise at least $4 billion through an investment-grade, asset-backed loan led by Morgan Stanley.The funds will be used to procure NVIDIA chips and other computing equipment for a contract with an investment-grade client, with an expected annual interest rate between 7% and 7.5%. CEO Michael Intrator previously stated that at current interest rates, the company would not finance through the unsecured bond market.

Aave disclosed that its V4 version has reached a stock mortgage market deposit of 25 million dollars on Base.

The New York Federal Reserve report shows that the proportion of loans overdue by at least 30 days in the United States has risen to 5%, up from 4.7% in the second quarter. The total household debt increased by 1.8% quarter-on-quarter, reaching $19.1 trillion.The proportion of mortgages overdue by more than 90 days has risen to 1.13%, the highest level since 2018. The balance of home equity lines of credit increased by $23 billion, the largest increase since 2005.

Aave disclosed that its V4 active loans have surpassed 600 million dollars, with the accompanying image showing approximately 608 million dollars.

Compound Foundation posted on platform X that the USDC market deployed on Scroll is about to close, as Scroll has previously requested users to manage their DeFi positions.Compound reminds users with outstanding loans to repay their loans as soon as possible; in the coming weeks, all unpaid loans will face liquidation.

The highest banking regulatory authority in the Eurozone, the European Central Bank, is considering a special review of loans related to data centers to assess the potential risks posed by fluctuations in market sentiment and valuations in the artificial intelligence sector. Sources revealed to Bloomberg that senior officials at the European Central Bank have proposed this review idea in discussions both internally and with the banks under its supervision.As market concerns about rising interest rates and increasing opposition to data center construction grow, there may be pressure on the rapidly expanding data center loan sector, prompting global regulators to strengthen their scrutiny of banks' risks related to artificial intelligence. One source indicated that this review may take the form of on-site inspections, focusing on how banks assess future cash flows and collateral values, as well as how they provision for potential defaults.Another source emphasized that the scope of this investigation will not be as extensive as the review conducted by the European Central Bank several years ago regarding leveraged financing, which had previously caused tensions between regulators and banks. Currently, the European Central Bank has not yet determined the specific review approach for data centers and the broader risks associated with artificial intelligence.

According to foreign media reports, ING Group is planning to sell a data center loan portfolio worth approximately $500 million in a single transaction. Insiders say that the loan portfolio includes a $25 million loan associated with a large data center in New Mexico, which is part of the artificial intelligence infrastructure project Stargate supported by OpenAI, SoftBank Group, and Oracle.ING is seeking buyers for 12 loans in this batch through a competitive bidding process. The loan portfolio also includes debt related to data center operators Vantage Data Centers and CyrusOne. This sale comes at a time when chip manufacturers and so-called "new cloud" companies are facing a broader sell-off.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, the circular loan giant whale 0xc79b panic sold 288.1 cbBTC (worth $22.35 million) for $77,592 after being stolen on Binance, and then BTC rebounded to $81,200.During last night's decline, it repurchased 203.6 cbBTC (worth $15.85 million) for $77,804, with the purchase price still slightly higher than the previous panic selling price.

The traditional inventory financing platform Settle has reached a forward loan purchase agreement with the crypto lending platform 3Jane, with an initial amount of 50 million USD, which can be expanded to 100 million USD.3Jane has purchased 18 million USD of existing loans from Settle and will continue to purchase eligible new loans. 3Jane stated that it will use stablecoin liquidity to finance these loans.

According to the official announcement from Cross River, Cross River has collaborated with Offchain, the development company of Arbitrum, to directly integrate tokenization features into Cross River's lending platform, allowing assets issued by the platform to be financed, held, and transferred on Arbitrum One from the moment of creation.The announcement states that borrowers' applications, financing, and repayments will still be conducted through the existing customer interface, with the underlying ZeroDev wallet infrastructure embedded. Cross River remains a regulated bank and lender, and tokenization will not change the standards for loan underwriting, risk management, or compliance.Both parties have completed a proof of concept for loan tokenization and are advancing towards production deployment, with a target date of early 2027.

Aave officially stated that, given that Threshold Network has proactively suspended tBTC minting and redemption services, the platform has restricted users from adding new deposits of tBTC and initiating new loans using tBTC as collateral.Aave emphasized that the protocol contracts remain unaffected, and users' existing positions remain unchanged, allowing them to continue repaying loans and withdrawing assets normally. Once Threshold completes its security maintenance, Aave will restore the related new deposit and loan functionalities.Previously, Threshold indicated that due to security maintenance, it has temporarily suspended new BTC deposits, tBTC minting, and new Bitcoin redemption requests through the Threshold application.

The DeFi lending platform Tydro has lifted the previous preventive freeze, and the related markets have resumed operation, but the new borrowing function remains suspended.According to The Defiant, during the freeze, repayment, withdrawal, and liquidation operations remained available. Tydro's dashboard shows that the current outstanding loan amount on the platform is 62.36 million dollars.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, trader 58bro.eth (@0x58bro) has sold 8,000 ETH in the past hour. After redeeming over 17.96 million dollars' worth of ETH from Aave, he has deposited it in batches into OKX and has currently proposed to withdraw 10.5 million USDT to repay the loan.There are still 4,911.05 WETH staked in Aave and 2.51 million USDT borrowed, with a health factor of 3.69.

According to Reuters, the London Metal Exchange (LME), a subsidiary of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, is exploring the tokenization of metal inventories stored in Hong Kong warehouses, making them digital assets that can be used for loan collateral and other financing activities, in line with Hong Kong's strategy to develop an international commodity trading center. LME confirmed that it is currently in the early stages of exploring the tokenization of metal inventories that have not been issued warehouse receipts.Unlike warehouse metal that already has standardized financing mechanisms, this type of inventory currently lacks mature financing channels. Insiders revealed that LME plans to hold a closed-door industry roundtable meeting in early November to discuss the plan. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is also testing carbon credit tokenization to achieve near real-time trade settlement.

According to CoinDesk, APX Lending, a lending institution in Toronto, Canada, announced on Wednesday that it plans to launch Bitcoin-backed mortgages in the first quarter of 2027, allowing homebuyers to raise down payments or full home payments without selling their Bitcoin.The company has opened a waiting list and claims it will become Canada's first regulated Bitcoin mortgage provider, but has not yet disclosed mortgage rates, repayment terms, loan-to-value ratio limits, or the trigger conditions for additional collateral or liquidation.

The DeFi lending protocol Kamino announced the launch of a USDC loan service using Backpack tokenized stocks as collateral. Borrowers can receive up to 40% of the collateral's value.The market will maintain its last stock price outside of U.S. trading hours, which means that during U.S. stock market closures, the collateral valuation of the tokenized stocks will be based on their last transaction price, allowing borrowers to continue lending operations during non-trading hours.

According to Bloomberg's report on October 22, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. has secured a loan of 15 billion yuan (approximately 2.25 billion USD), amid a significant increase in chip spending for artificial intelligence-related projects. A knowledgeable source stated that this seven-year offshore yuan loan was provided by six Chinese lending institutions, including Bank of China, China Construction Bank, and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, and the funds will be used for general corporate purposes. The source requested anonymity as the discussion pertains to non-public matters.According to Moneycontrol, which reprinted the content attributed to Bloomberg, this transaction illustrates the role of domestic lending institutions in Huawei's offshore financing since the United States imposed restrictions on Huawei in 2019. Before finalizing, Huawei had exploratory contacts with international banks. Huawei, Bank of China, China Construction Bank, and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China did not immediately respond to requests for comment.The report states that Huawei's research and development expenditure increased to 121 billion yuan in the first half of this year, while stockpiling due to soaring memory costs led to a negative cash flow of 39.9 billion yuan, eroding current profits. According to compiled data from Bloomberg, this is Huawei's first offshore syndicated loan since raising 11.8 billion Hong Kong dollars (approximately 1.5 billion USD) in 2020.

Vantage Bank and Rio Bank completed principal and interest payments for loan participants using the loan service platform Participate, utilizing tokenized deposits from Hazel Network. Participate stated that after Vantage submitted the payment, the platform completed the distribution of principal and interest, with tokenized deposits reaching the recipient's digital wallet in less than 3 minutes. The loan balance and payment notifications were automatically updated in sync, connecting the traditional processes that relied on wire transfers, spreadsheets, and email notifications. This payment was announced on October 19.This payment marks the first implementation of the collaboration between the two banks that began in April this year. Custodia CEO Caitlin Long confirmed that the transaction occurred on the Ethereum mainnet. Hazel was jointly developed by Vantage and Custodia: Participate (a subsidiary of BankLabs) provides loan workflows and payment instructions, Vantage offers banking services and reserves, and Custodia is responsible for wallets, blockchain operations, compliance, and reconciliation monitoring.According to the Hazel white paper, this settlement model includes both on-chain and traditional bank ledger records, with transactions permitted only for authorized participants, while customer identities and account information are kept off-chain. Participate plans to offer tokenized deposits and Fedwire payment automation services to 750 banks for loan participation and syndicate payments.