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Retail Investors Can Now Use Paxos Gold as Collateral Against Loans
25.3.2020
The Nexo platform now allows retail investors to use Paxos Gold tokens as loan collateral
10 Loan Providers Taking Crypto as Collateral, If You Think the Time Is Right for Hodling
21.3.2020
If you are not ready to part with decentralized money, at a time when prices are relatively low, but need some fiat cash to cover costs in times of crisis, crypto-backed loans are a working solution. A number of platforms offer this type of service and their popularity is growing among...
Celsius Network Is Profitable and Resisting Market Downturn, Claims CEO
18.3.2020
Celsius Network founder and CEO Alex Mashinsky noted the Celsius Network’s profitably and resilience amid shaky global markets
Devs Debate Using USDC for Collateral After DAI Stablecoin Faces Liquidity Issues
18.3.2020
Since March 12, the Makerdao community has been struggling with the stablecoin DAI which has been over $4 million undercollaterized since the crypto market carnage started. On March 18, the developers plan to auction newly minted maker (MKR) tokens in order to remove the outstanding debt. However...
ETH Price Strains Defi Collateral Loans as ‘Black Swan’ Event Strikes Makerdao
13.3.2020
The price of ethereum dropping double digits on March 12 sent shockwaves through the decentralized finance (defi) community. Makerdao’s single collateral DAI has been struggling and the low price of ETH has left millions worth of DAI undercollateralized. The defi project’s...
Cannabis Game, Reverse Auction Loans Join Berkeley Blockchain Xcelerator
12.3.2020
A cannabis-themed mass multiplayer game with more than 1,000 users is among the startups being welcomed by UC Berkeley’s blockchain incubator
Figure Technologies Securitizes $150M of Home Equity Loans on Blockchain
11.3.2020
The deal may serve as a showcase for DLT’s benefits to Wall Street at a time when such use cases no longer generate the same buzz as five years ago
Blockchain.Com Now Offers Crypto Lending Service to All Users
10.3.2020
Blockchain.com now allows retail users to borrow Paxos Standard stablecoin against Bitcoin
Crypto Lending Firm BlockFi Adds Support for Wire Transfers to Buy Crypto
10.3.2020
BlockFi’s users can now send wire transfers to purchase digital currencies like Bitcoin, Ether and USD Coin
BitGo Launches Its First Institutional Crypto Lending Service
5.3.2020
Major cryptocurrency firm BitGo launches its first institutional-focused crypto lending service
Crypto Lender Babel Hits $380M in Outstanding Loans
5.3.2020
Chinese cryptocurrency lending startup Babel Finance said it has reached a record of $380 million in outstanding loans as of February
Cryptocurrency Could Kill Bank Lending, Warns Bank of England Deputy Governor
1.3.2020
In the cryptocurrency economy, the supply of credit through the banking system could disappear, warned Bank of England Deputy Governor Sir Jon Cunliffe. That would be a change with “profound economic consequences,” he added, emphasizing the risks from Facebook’s Libra project...
Bitfinex Completes Another $100M Loan Facility Repayment to Tether
28.2.2020
Hours after experiencing a major DDoS attack, Bitfinex announces repayment of another $100 million of the loan facility to Tether
The DeFi ‘Flash Loan’ Attack That Changed Everything
27.2.2020
Flash loan attacks are here to stay and are likely to get more serious. DeFi needs to adapt, says a leading crypto VC
Celsius Doubled Its Total Paid Crypto Loan Interest Since November
24.2.2020
Crypto lending platform Celsius continues to grow its user base, and has doubled its total paid interest since late last year
Understanding Defi Flash Loans: Complex Attacks, Inflation and Composable Systems
23.2.2020
Two recent flash loans on the defi platform Bzx have started a fierce debate about the subject of using uncollateralized loans in a quick trade. Essentially these flash loans are providing people with the ability to borrow crypto without relinquishing any collateral. The scheme was used to exploit...
Here’s Why Interest Rates on Cryptocurrencies Could Be a Game-Changer
22.2.2020
The growth in crypto lending platforms is giving birth to a new type of valuation metric: interest rates
DeFi Insurance Firm Nexus Mutual Makes Its First Payout Following bZx Attacks
20.2.2020
Nexus Mutual members voted to pay out two claims following the bZx flash loan attacks – a first for the DeFi insurance pioneer
What are These Flash Loans that Caused an Uproar in Cryptoverse?
20.2.2020
Two recent attacks on decentralized finance (DeFi) platform bZx prompted a number of discussions about flash loans. But what are these and how are they useful to a hacker - or rather, an "exploiter"?
DeFi lending usually requires a collateral, and given the volatility of the market, most lenders...
Chainlink’s Sergey Nazarov on What DeFi Can Learn From Early Exchange Hacks
19.2.2020
A breakdown of the role of price oracles in the recent DeFi attacks, plus what DeFi can learn from early exchange hacks