CRYPTOSTORY 642· JUNE 18, 2026

Ledn to Accept Tether Gold as Loan Collateral, Targeting Growth in Tokenized Commodities

Ledn is planning to accept Tether Gold as collateral for loans, extending its Bitcoin-backed lending model into tokenized commodities. The expansion is timed to a sector that already accounts for nearly 17%

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