# US card debt hits $1.29 trillion as Bitcoin loans expose a collateral divide

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2 outlets covering · First listed: CryptoSlate, Nov 11, 2026, 5:40 AM · Read it: <https://cryptoslate.com/us-card-debt-hits-1-29-trillion-as-bitcoin-loans-expose-a-collateral-divide/>

Coinbase advertises borrowing from 5.1%, but modeled savings depend on fees and a Bitcoin pledge exposed to liquidation.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 10, 2026, 12:47 PM: [US credit card debt hits record $1.29 trillion in third quarter](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiigFBVV95cUxPR3Z6Vm1Qa1A2MWs2RnhRbDJaTjViTGNZZWFqRE1oUm9WS3FxNVV5Q1NkU2lrY0VHalNHSU8wWWN2UGF2XzRKa3g2T3lVZWtHX3k1TUNEZmlNdE5QV2M0cjM1ZmFnZW5vVkc1SEJPVHAyWG5VMzRzTVNIYWYtdzN3TWMxWF9oUzR6X3c?oc=5>) — Yahoo Finance (Business & finance, United States)
- Nov 11, 2026, 5:40 AM: [US card debt hits $1.29 trillion as Bitcoin loans expose a collateral divide](<https://cryptoslate.com/us-card-debt-hits-1-29-trillion-as-bitcoin-loans-expose-a-collateral-divide/>) — CryptoSlate (Specialist)
  Coinbase advertises borrowing from 5.1%, but modeled savings depend on fees and a Bitcoin pledge exposed to liquidation.