๐ RESEARCH: What happens when cryptoโs yield advantage vanishes just as small and medium enterprises face a funding crunch?
In 2022, after seven Fed rate hikes, the yield on 10-year Treasuries rose above returns from low-risk DeFi protocols for the first time. By year-end, Treasury yields hit ~3.9%, outpacing DeFiโs ~2.4%.
That shift erased a key incentive for capital to stay onchain.
At the same time, EU SME lending dropped 12% in 2023. The annual financing gap ballooned to โฌ39B, with unmet funding needs surpassing โฌ211B between 2017 and 2023. By 2024, 7.6% of SMEs were still financially constrained.
This convergence created an opening: onchain investors seeking yield and SMEs in need of capital.
Cointelegraph Research x 8lends explores how RWA-backed private credit can bridge this divideโconnecting digital asset capital with real-world borrowers.
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In 2022, after seven Fed rate hikes, the yield on 10-year Treasuries rose above returns from low-risk DeFi protocols for the first time. By year-end, Treasury yields hit ~3.9%, outpacing DeFiโs ~2.4%.
That shift erased a key incentive for capital to stay onchain.
At the same time, EU SME lending dropped 12% in 2023. The annual financing gap ballooned to โฌ39B, with unmet funding needs surpassing โฌ211B between 2017 and 2023. By 2024, 7.6% of SMEs were still financially constrained.
This convergence created an opening: onchain investors seeking yield and SMEs in need of capital.
Cointelegraph Research x 8lends explores how RWA-backed private credit can bridge this divideโconnecting digital asset capital with real-world borrowers.
Read the full report:
https://s3.cointelegraph.com/reports/8lends_report.pdf
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๐จ๐ณ JUST IN: China has reportedly started manufacturing its own domestic deep ultraviolet (DUV) chipmaking equipment, marking a significant move to challenge ASML's global dominance, according to Reuters.
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๐บ๐ธ UPDATE: As demand for skilled talent rises, leading U.S. companies are accelerating hiringโclosely aligning with their adoption of AI, rather than pulling back as once predicted. Instead of reducing headcount, businesses are redefining and growing their teams.
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๐จ BREAKING: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei clarifies that the company has never supported a ban on open-weights models.
Rather, he advocates for tighter semiconductor export controls to China, stronger enforcement against model distillation, and mandatory safety evaluations for all frontier AI systems.
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Rather, he advocates for tighter semiconductor export controls to China, stronger enforcement against model distillation, and mandatory safety evaluations for all frontier AI systems.
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๐บ๐ธ TODAY: New York Attorney General Letitia James cautions that the CLARITY Act could weaken state-level oversight of the crypto industry. She's urging Congress to prioritize robust consumer protections over federal preemption.
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๐ต๐ญ Just in: Binance founder CZ makes his first public appearance in the Philippines at the ASEAN Tech Summit Manila 2026.
Read more: Binance co-founder CZ backs crypto license passporting across ASEAN
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Read more: Binance co-founder CZ backs crypto license passporting across ASEAN
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๐จ UPDATE: Galaxy Research has revised its forecast, cutting the odds of the CLARITY Act becoming law by 2026โfrom 50% to 30%. This shift highlights growing uncertainty around securing the Senateโs required 60-vote threshold.
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๐ฆ๐ช NEW: Emirates now supports Crypto.com Pay, enabling eligible UAE customers to book flights using cryptocurrency directly on the airlineโs website and app.
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๐บ๐ธ BIG: All eyes are on tomorrowโs Fed decision, with markets now pricing in nearly a 1-in-3 chance of an unexpected rate hikeโmaking this one of the most uncertain FOMC meetings in years.
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๐บ๐ธ BREAKING: SEC Chair Paul Atkins says, โWeโre ready, committed, and fully prepared to issue regulations tackling the core issues outlined in the Clarity Act and other key areas of the crypto market.โ
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๐จ BREAKING: Over 1,100 AI professionals from leading labsโincluding Anthropic, OpenAI, and Googleโhave signed a letter titled "Pacing the Frontier", calling on the U.S. to slow the breakneck speed of AI advancement and prioritize safety.
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๐บ๐ธ NEW: Senators Ruben Gallego and Thom Tillis are finalizing a bipartisan ethics counterproposal on the Clarity Act, aiming to send it to the White House within days, per POLITICO.
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