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14 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

Someone Hid a Spy Chip Inside Ledger Wallets

This week: a hidden spy chip in Ledger Nano X wallets drained $72 to $93 million, Bitcoin ETFs shed about $860 million in six days, and a hot inflation report wiped out nearly $1 billion in leveraged bets. Plus Sell Collateral is live and HYPE, AVAX and CC join as collateral assets.

10 Sep 2026 · 2 min read

A Bitcoin Sidechain Lost 95% of its Reserves In Minutes

Oil soars above $108 on US-Iran tensions, Bitcoin ETFs see $987M weekly inflows, and Blockstream's Liquid Network loses 95% of its reserves.

03 Sep 2026 · 3 min read

The CLARITY Act Vote Is 10 Days Away. The Odds Are 15%.

The Senate votes on the CLARITY Act in 10 days with Polymarket giving 15% odds. Strategy bought back $635M in stock instead of Bitcoin.

27 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Bitcoin Hit Its Highest Price Since May

Bitcoin touched $80,000 for the first time since May, XRP rallied 43% before a flash crash.

20 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

$2.7 billion in shorts just got liquidated. Bitcoin hit $72,000.

The Treasury doubled its bond buybacks. $2.74 billion in short positions got liquidated in a single day. Trump held a crypto meeting at the White House. And Bitcoin hit $72,000 in three days.

15 Jul 2026 · 3 min read

Hormuz Is Closed Again But Crypto Keeps Climbing

The June US-Iran peace deal collapsed, Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz and oil hit a one-month high, but a soft June CPI print pulled Bitcoin back toward $65,000. Plus the CLARITY Act stalls in the Senate and an SBI-backed XRP treasury moves toward a Nasdaq listing.

09 Jul 2026 · 3 min read

Bitcoin ETF Stopped Bleeding And Buy Boost is Live

The 10-day Bitcoin ETF selloff finally broke, Buy Boost went live, Washington still can't pass the CLARITY Act, a $6M Summer.fi exploit, and Ripple cleared Europe with a MiCA license.

02 Jul 2026 · 3 min read

The carry trade is cracking. Whales don't care.

The yen hit a 40-year low and a $4 trillion carry trade is looking shaky, while Bitcoin whales made the largest single on-chain accumulation ever recorded at $59,000. Plus, Ripple joins the 140-company Open USD stablecoin consortium.

24 Jun 2026 · 3 min read

The Ceasefire Is Real. But It's Fragile.

The US and Iran signed a 14-point ceasefire memorandum, but localized escalation in Lebanon is already testing it. Plus: South Korea's KOSPI fell 10% in a day and cascaded into crypto, and a $15 million reverse honeypot drained one of Ethereum's most aggressive sandwich bots.

18 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

Ceasefire signed. Oil crashes and markets recover.

A signed US-Iran peace deal reopened the Strait of Hormuz and sent Brent crude down 35% in a single session. New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh held rates at 3.50-3.75%, while XRP sentiment hit 2026 lows even as institutional ETF inflows kept climbing.

11 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

The $1.7 trillion dollar company that can't get into the S&P 500

Lantern now lets you buy, sell, and hold crypto directly in the app. Plus: SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic head for the public markets, and the Clarity Act clears committee.

04 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

RLUSD Loans Are Now Live and XRP Turns 14 Years Old

RLUSD is now live as a loan payout option on Lantern, available on both Ethereum and the XRPL. Plus: Bitcoin closed May down 3.58% in its first monthly loss in three months, and the XRP Ledger turned 14.

28 May 2026 · 2 min read

Peace talks and price drops

Iran peace talks are moving toward a ceasefire that could pull oil back to the $70s, Bitcoin sits at $73,000 in Extreme Fear while long-term holders accumulate, and XRP's price lags its institutional momentum. Plus: Lantern adds RLUSD as a loan payout option.

21 May 2026 · 2 min read

The Clarity Act and the Bitcoin Reserve Are Both Moving

Washington delivered a big week for crypto: the CLARITY Act advanced out of the Senate Banking Committee 15-9 and a formal Strategic Bitcoin Reserve announcement is said to be weeks away. Plus, Lantern users can now pay refinance fees directly through a connected bank account.

06 May 2026 · 3 min read

For the First Time in Months, Crypto Looks Good

Lantern sponsored XRP Las Vegas, where Jung told the story of why the platform was built with a 72-hour grace period and 0% liquidation fees. Plus: crypto is coming off its best week in months and the CLARITY Act just got unblocked.

30 Apr 2026 · 2 min read

Iran’s Economy Is Collapsing. Institutions Are Still Buying.

23 Apr 2026 · 3 min read

Trump Extends Ceasefire While DeFi Lost $292 Million (Again)

16 Apr 2026 · 3 min read

Trump Says Talks With Iran Could Resume Soon

09 Apr 2026 · 2 min read

Bitcoin Hits $72,000 After Ceasefire

02 Apr 2026 · 2 min read

Bitcoin Snaps a 5-Month Losing Streak

26 Mar 2026 · 3 min read

Pay taxes without selling your crypto

19 Mar 2026 · 3 min read

Bitcoin Holds Steady. Ripple Bets $750M On Itself.

12 Mar 2026 · 2 min read

The Signal In The Noise

05 Mar 2026 · 3 min read

Gradually, then Suddenly

26 Feb 2026 · 3 min read

The 10AM Dump Is Gone. The Internet Has Theories.

19 Feb 2026 · 3 min read

Crypto Wasn’t Built for Humans. We’re Fixing That.

12 Feb 2026 · 4 min read

Bitcoin Just Had Its Worst Two Weeks Since 2022. Here's Where We Stand.

05 Feb 2026 · 3 min read

$2.5 Billion Got Liquidated In 24 Hours

28 Jan 2026 · 3 min read

$42 Million Stolen Across DeFi Hacks in January

22 Jan 2026 · 3 min read

Three Market Shifts That Matter for Crypto Borrowers

14 Jan 2026 · 3 min read

The billionaire who borrowed $215 million from Wall Street to build a real estate empire

06 Jan 2026 · 4 min read

Changes To Our Margin Call And Liquidation Policy

We're making important changes to how margin calls work at Lantern. Here's what's changing and why it matters for your loan.

01 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Happy New Year from Lantern 🎆

24 Dec 2025 · 1 min read

New Feature: Pay Interest And Add Collateral Instantly From Your Exchange

18 Dec 2025 · 2 min read

Remember When Banks Called Crypto 'Too Risky'? Ripple Is Now A Federally-Chartered Bank

11 Dec 2025 · 3 min read

How Mariah Carey Turned $9 Million into $35 Million

04 Dec 2025 · 4 min read

A Real Story About Why Custody and Grace Periods Matter

27 Nov 2025 · 1 min read

Happy Thanksgiving From All Of Us!

20 Nov 2025 · 2 min read

When Markets Move, Our Community Shows Up

13 Nov 2025 · 3 min read

3 Things We Learned at Ripple Swell Last Week

06 Nov 2025 · 4 min read

How DeFi Lost $200M This Week [Explained]

23 Oct 2025 · 2 min read

Three New Features to Help You Manage Your Crypto Loans Better

15 Oct 2025 · 5 min read

$19 Billion in Crypto Liquidations. Zero at Lantern.

09 Oct 2025 · 2 min read

Why October Could Be XRP’s Turning Point

02 Oct 2025 · 3 min read

Flash in the Pan or Future of Finance?

17 Sep 2025 · 3 min read

How Cred Lost $783 Million

A crypto lending platform went from serving 440,000 users to filing for bankruptcy in just eight months.

10 Sep 2025 · 1 min read

Your funds are safe from the NPM supply chain attack

04 Sep 2025 · 2 min read

What the LTV says about the lending platform's business model

28 Aug 2025 · 2 min read

How a trader in his pajamas nearly broke the stock market

25 Aug 2025 · 1 min read

How fast will my funds arrive?

13 Aug 2025 · 1 min read

How Larry Ellison (Oracle co-founder) bought "Pineapple Island"

07 Aug 2025 · 2 min read

Biggest misconception when it comes to paying interest on Lantern

Find out how much you need to pay for a $10,000 loan

24 Jul 2025 · 2 min read

New Feature: Upsize your loans today

19 Jul 2025 · 2 min read

3 differences between traditional banking and crypto lending

08 Jul 2025 · 1 min read

Now available: Pay interest with USDC

29 Jun 2025 · 1 min read

New Payment Method Added: Plaid

24 Jun 2025 · 2 min read

What this week's volatility means for borrowers

Essential crypto lending risk management during market volatility. Learn how to review LTV ratios, prepare contingency plans, and protect your positions.

15 Jun 2025 · 2 min read

Why did we choose Bitgo as our custodial solution?

You might have seen this line on our website: All custodied crypto is fully insured and stored in BitGo (up to $250MM). But what does it really mean?

05 Jun 2025 · 2 min read

What happens during a Crypto Loan Liquidation?

Today, we’re going to talk about what happens during a Crypto Loan Liquidation (DeFi vs Custodial)

29 May 2025 · 3 min read

How did Blockfi go bankrupt?

Today, we will take a deep dive into one of the most critical events in crypto lending history - the collapse of BlockFi.

22 May 2025 · 2 min read

5 Questions to Ask Before Choosing a Crypto Lending Platform