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IQ Labs CEO Tom Tirman on Unlocking Utility for NTFs With Collateral-Less Renting Framework
17.3.2022
IQ Protocol is a decentralized money market for digital asset renting and on-chain subscriptions. The next money lego that allows users to rent wrapped expirable versions of digital assets without collateral for their utility, while allowing holders to earn by providing liquidity without risk....
Bitcoin Falls on Stronger Dollar, Shows Signs of ‘Maturing as Digital Collateral’
4.3.2022
Bitcoin (BTC) kept falling on Friday as the US dollar jumped higher following strong economic data that showed the number of jobs created in the US rose much more than expected.
As of Friday at 17:15 UTC, BTC stood at USD 40,879, down almost 4% for the day but up 7% for the past 7 days. At...
No Crypto Loans and Fewer Trading Options – Russian Finance Ministry Clarifies Regulatory Plan
14.2.2022
Russian authorities are not going to allow cryptocurrency lending, the finance ministry has announced, clarifying its proposals for crypto market regulation. The treasury department also revealed that not all cryptocurrencies will be available to Russian investors under the new rules. Russian...
State-run El Salvador Bank Accepts 200 Bitcoin ATMs as Collateral for USD 1.5M Loan – Report
7.2.2022
A state-owned bank in El Salvador has reportedly handed out a crypto firm a loan of over USD 1.5m – accepting 200 bitcoin (BTC) ATMs as collateral.
The development was reported by El Diario de Hoy’s ElSalvador.com, which wrote that it had obtained access to documents proving that the Banco...
Maker Co-Founder Calls UST and MIM ‘Solid Ponzis’ That Will Go to Zero
8.1.2022
Rune Christensen, one of the founders of Maker, the decentralized autonomous organization behind the governance of stablecoin DAI, has spoken out against two competitors. He stated that UST, Terra’s dollar-pegged stablecoin, and MIM, another collateralized stablecoin, were “solid...
Aave-DeFi Lending Protocol Takes Real-World Assets as a Part of Collateral
30.12.2021
Decentralized finance acts as a closed system. Cryptocurrency owners show their crypto in the form of collateral to get loans in dollar-pegged stablecoin, further using it for the DeFi projects. However, the entire closed-loop has opened a bit after Aave lending regulations announced their plans...
Collateral damage: DeFi’s ticking time bomb
19.12.2021
As 2022 dawns and crypto enters a new year, an innovative collateralization model will take decentralized finance space by storm
Parrot Integrates Chainlink Price Feeds for Liquidation and Collateral
22.11.2021
According to the latest development, the decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Parrot has announced that it is going to use the Chainlink Price Feeds for liquidating loans and estimating the collateral requirements for lending the money. This particular announcement has caught the attention...
NFT-Collateralizing South African Startup Raises $5 Million in Latest Seed Round
19.11.2021
A South African startup, NFTfi, is reported to have recently raised $5 million which the company intends to use for boosting its business of collateralizing non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Cryptocurrency Loan Marketplace According to a Techcrunch report, NFTfi’s $5 million capital raise was...
NFT-Backed Lending Market Rises, USD 1.4M Borrowed With an NFT as Collateral
4.11.2021
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are increasingly being used as collateral against loans. Recently, the possibly largest ever such loan was issued for USD 1.4m using the crypto lending platform NFTfi, with the Autoglyph 488 NFT as collateral.
Autoglyphs are an “on-chain” generative art collection made...
Coinbase Lets Customers Borrow up to $1 Million Using Bitcoin as Collateral
3.11.2021
The Nasdaq-listed crypto exchange Coinbase is now letting customers borrow up to $1 million using bitcoin as collateral. The company charges 8% APR but there is no credit check. The exchange said that the bitcoin used as collateral “remains safely held by Coinbase,” emphasizing...
Defi Losing Track of Its Core Vision as It Gradually Resembles the Very Idea It Aspired to Change
1.11.2021
As defi continues to expand, it risks embracing the very ideology it initially sought to reject as the primary beneficiaries of this new financing paradigm are those who already own digital assets. Replacing Intermediaries Doesn’t Directly Improve Finance When it comes to financial products...
Edward Snowden Calls CBDCs ‘Cryptofascist Currency’ — ‘Closer to Being a Perversion of Cryptocurrency’
9.10.2021
On October 9, whistleblower and privacy advocate Edward Snowden published an opinion editorial concerning central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and claimed CBDCs are “the newest danger cresting the public horizon.” Snowden stressed that rather than being an innovation, CBDC’s...
Maker Rises as Societe Generale Asks for Loan Backed by Bond Tokens
1.10.2021
stablecoins using a tokenized bond as collateral.As of 13:40 UTC, MKR was up by 7.5% over the past 24 hours to trade at USD 2,443. The price was rallying even before almost the whole market moved higher sharply, with
Here's why Bitcoin might be safe from a global stock market crisis
20.9.2021
BTC’s lack of integration with traditional finance and its inability to be forcefully sold to cover financial losses mean the price might not ‘collapse’ if there is a global stock market meltdown
Homeowners Offered Crypto-Backed Loans to Finance Home Improvement Projects
15.8.2021
As buying a home is by itself a serious investment, homeowners often lack the cash to fund further improvements to their property. While traditional bank loans are not as easily available, a new partnership now offers crypto holders to use their digital assets as collateral and instantly borrow...
Bidao Implements Tomochain as Collateral Asset
27.7.2021
Bidao is working on developing a novel Blockchain-based system to create an innovative DeFi space. It is the primary objective of Bidao to build a Blockchain-agnostic space for the launch of DeFi applications. The environment of Bidao is powered by two cryptocurrency tokens, and these include...
Crypto derivatives exchange Bitget to list USDC as collateral for margin trading
27.7.2021
The Singapore-based crypto trading platform has inked a partnership with stablecoin issuer Circle
Reef Finance & Opendao Declared REEF to Be a USDO Collateral
7.7.2021
Reef Finance and OpenDAO are ecstatic to announce that the REEF has been approved as the collateral that could be used for USDO minting on the BSC (Binance Smart Chain)! Reef Chain, a scalable, quick, and EVM-supported chain for DeFi applications, was developed by Reef Finance. Reef Chain...
Members of East Africa Community Explore Potential Use of CBDC for Alternative Regional Payment System
9.6.2021
Six East African states are reportedly set to explore the possibility of using central bank digital currencies (CBDC) as an alternative to their shared payment system. The six countries, which are all members of the East Africa Community (EAC) trading bloc, are hoping this alternative will create...