Coinstancy launches new pools, Yuzu shuts down, X partners with Polymarket, Mt Pelerin unveils crypto-backed loans
Coinstancy reaches a new milestone
With the official launch of its Stablecoin Pools and its thematic pool, "Les Incontournables", Coinstancy marks a new stage in its development.
The Stablecoin Pools offer a secure savings solution, with attractive yields of up to 9% APY. These include the Balanced Pool with a secure strategy focused on established stablecoins and major protocols, the Pioneer Pool optimized to maximize returns while managing risk, and the Essential Pool with an ultra-secure strategy built on Aave, the most audited protocol in the ecosystem.
At the same time, Coinstancy introduces its thematic pool: Les Incontournables, made up equally of Bitcoin and Ethereum. This pool allows investors to gain exposure to the two leading cryptocurrencies in the market while benefiting from simplified management.
To support these innovations, Coinstancy unveils a fully redesigned client interface. This intuitive dashboard offers real-time tracking of performance, yields, and allocations, making investment management easier. With these new features, Coinstancy aims to make crypto investing accessible, secure, and high-performing for everyone.
Yuzu shuts down operations
Yuzu, the French crypto investment platform committed to ecological transition, has announced the permanent shutdown of its services due to financial difficulties. Launched with the ambition to combine decentralized finance and positive environmental impact, the project failed to achieve a sustainable economic balance.
Yuzu’s original promise was to allow users to invest in DeFi products while donating part of the yield to carbon offset initiatives. The platform was praised for aligning with today’s climate challenges and offering a more responsible financial model.
In a message to its community, the Yuzu team expressed gratitude to its users while highlighting the challenges it faced—particularly the difficulty of finding a viable business model in a constantly evolving crypto market.
Users were invited to withdraw their funds within the given deadlines. Yuzu’s closure highlights the complexity of blending technological innovation, sustainable finance, and profitability in a still-young and volatile ecosystem.
X and Polymarket team up to revolutionize prediction markets
The social platform X has announced a strategic partnership with Polymarket, the blockchain leader in prediction markets. The goal: integrate real-time betting data into X’s interface to provide users with contextual insights on current events. Concretely, Polymarket’s predictions will be directly visible on posts related to major events (elections, sports, finance), enriched by Grok, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot.
Founded in 2020, Polymarket generated over $8 billion in betting volume last year, though it remains inaccessible to U.S. users due to regulatory constraints. For X, this partnership is part of its strategy to become a “super app” combining information, payments, and innovative services. According to Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan, the alliance will allow “millions of users to access live, market-based information.”
While the partnership is promising, it also raises questions: what regulation will apply to these predictive data streams integrated into a global platform? And how will X ensure the reliability of such data without manipulation? One thing is clear: the gap between crypto and social media just got a lot smaller.
Mt Pelerin launches fiat loans backed by bitcoin and ether
Swiss company Mt Pelerin recently announced the launch of a crypto-backed Lombard loan service. In partnership with several Swiss banks, this service enables clients to borrow fiat currencies (euro, dollar, Swiss franc) by pledging Bitcoin or Ether as collateral.
Lombard credit is a well-established practice in private banking, offering financial leverage without the need to liquidate assets. In this case, clients can access liquidity while maintaining exposure to the potential upside of their crypto holdings.
Loans start at €50,000, with a loan-to-value ratio set at 40%. Above this threshold, the collateral can be fully composed of BTC or ETH. Below it, only 40% may come from crypto, with the remainder required in traditional assets like stocks or gold.
This move by Mt Pelerin represents a significant step toward the seamless integration of crypto into traditional wealth management, giving investors a new tool to optimize their portfolios without selling their digital assets.