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- 15:49Crypto and AI bank Erebor Bank receives "preliminary conditional approval" from the US OCCJinse Finance reported that the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has granted "preliminary conditional approval" to Erebor Bank, a startup bank backed by Peter Thiel, which will focus on the cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence sectors. OCC Director Jonathan Gould stated that this is the first newly established bank to receive such approval since he took office in July. Erebor Bank is supported by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund and Haun Ventures, aiming to fill the market gap left by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in 2023. The bank plans to offer both traditional and crypto-related banking services and will hold a portion of cryptocurrencies on its balance sheet. Its headquarters are located in Columbus, Ohio, with a branch in New York.
- 15:36Ethereum L2 project Ink, incubated by a certain exchange, launches Tydro, a lending protocol based on Aave v3ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the Ethereum Layer 2 network Ink, supported by a certain exchange, has officially launched the white-label lending protocol Tydro, which is built based on Aave v3 and supports its native token INK as an incentive tool. Tydro will serve as the core DeFi infrastructure of the Ink ecosystem, initially supporting assets such as wETH, kBTC, USDG, USDT 0, and GHO. Users can accumulate points to participate in future airdrops, and the exchange also plans to integrate Tydro into its centralized trading products. The current total value locked (TVL) on Ink has surpassed $140 millions.
- 15:35Publicly listed company Hamilton Lane's tokenized fund SCOPE is integrated into the Sei network via KAIO, providing on-chain access for institutions and others.ChainCatcher news, the on-chain regulated real-world asset (RWA) infrastructure platform KAIO announced today that it has introduced Hamilton Lane's (NASDAQ: HLNE) Senior Credit Opportunities Fund (SCOPE) to the Sei Network through the HL SCOPE Access Fund, providing on-chain access for institutions and qualified investors. By integrating with the Sei Network, KAIO brings the private credit platform of Hamilton Lane, a global leading private market investment management company, on-chain, thereby expanding the participation channels for crypto-native users in alternative investment strategies. The high-performance architecture of the Sei Network, combined with KAIO's institutional-grade infrastructure and user-centric design, enables alternative investment products like the SCOPE Fund to be accessed on-chain in a secure, compliant, and composable manner. Hamilton Lane has opened access to its SCOPE Fund on KAIO through the "HL SCOPE Access Fund." This fund is a "full-cycle, senior private credit perpetual fund" designed to maintain stable performance and cash returns across different economic cycles. SCOPE provides investors with a diversified, multi-manager portfolio, featuring instant capital deployment and monthly liquidity options.