THE FINTECH TIMES · 2026-10-04 19:00 UTC

ether.fi Targets $500m Lending Capacity with Aave and Optimism Tie-up

ether.fi partnered with Aave and Optimism to deploy a dedicated lending instance targeting $500 million in lending capacity by 2027, up from $22 million currently. ether.fi Cash, launched with Visa in 2024, now has 100,000 active cardholders across 300,000 accounts, prompting the need for scaled infrastructure. Crypto card spending grew from $100 million monthly in early 2023 to $1.5 billion by late 2025, with Optimism accounting for approximately 29% of global crypto card volume.

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