Notes from the team building crypto-backed lending
Product updates, market context and practical guidance for institutions launching on Assetify
Compromised AWS KMS service key enabled $25M unauthorized USR mint, revealing off‑chain fragility
AWS KMS compromise let 80M USR be minted on March 22 — custody, not collateral math, failed
Aave v4 cleared a near-unanimous DAO vote — but the vote exposed governance strain that matters for lenders
Circle urges EU to lower market-cap threshold so stablecoins can serve as settlement assets
Resolv USR exploit minted 80 million unbacked tokens and exposed lender collateral risk
Minting mechanics and a key compromise drove an 80M USR mint and wide depeg
UK pilot shows tokenized deposits can settle remortgages on-chain
Evernorth booked a $233.7M XRP impairment and will lend tokens — a mechanics shift for collateral supply
deUSD collapse and Stream Finance’s $93M loss exposed how fragile collateral chains can snap
Hashi’s devnet maps MPC + smart-contract BTC collateral, revealing an institutional-ready lending design
Forward Industries pairs $40M Galaxy-backed SOL loan with $27.4M buyback, seller unidentified
Forward Industries used staked Solana as loan collateral to fund a $27.4M buyback