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Nonprofit Launches Blockchain Platform for Credit History in Sierra Leone
22.8.2019
The nonprofit Kiva and the government of Sierra Leone have launched a blockchain-based credit history service
As US Expands Subprime Mortgage Program, Is a New Crisis Looming?
19.8.2019
The Federal Housing Administration, a division of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, has recently adopted new guidelines widening the scope of condo purchases eligible for lower down payment loans insured by the government. While that could lead to more members of certain social...
Silvergate Bank Eyes Crypto-Collateralized Loans for Institutions
19.8.2019
Silvergate Bank, one of the cryptocurrency industry's few go-to financial service providers, is planning to become a crypto lender
Crypto Lending Industry Has Earned Just 2% on $4.7 Billion in Loans: Report
15.8.2019
A new report from credit assessment startup Graychain shows that demand for crypto loans is surging, but lenders aren't making much profit
Novogratz’s Crypto Bank Galaxy Digital Invests in Digital Asset Lender
8.8.2019
Cryptocurrency commercial bank Galaxy Digital provided funding to digital asset lender DrawBridge Lending
Owning Fiat Just Got More Expensive – NIRP Strikes Again
8.8.2019
With the recent Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) announcement that even more customers will be charged to hold money in their banks, people are scrambling to find ways to preserve their wealth, while USB and others scramble to dam the losses resulting from national negative interest rate policy...
Cryptocurrency Lender Dharma to Postpone Accepting New Deposits and Loans
8.8.2019
Cryptocurrency lender Dharma has put a moratorium on new deposits and loans
BlockFi Raises Over $18M in a Round Led by PayPal Co-Founders’ VC Firm
6.8.2019
Crypto lender BlockFi secures $18.3 million in a funding round led by a PayPal co-founder’s VC firm Valar Venture
Crypto Loans Firms Left Thousands of Users’ Financial Data Exposed Online
25.7.2019
Crypto loans platform YouHodler left a database with millions of logs containing users' private financial data unprotected, researchers found
PR: CoinLoan Welcomes Bitcoin Cash to Their List of Collateral Currencies
25.7.2019
CoinLoan is among the first to offer loans secured by Bitcoin Cash
As we mentioned in our previous updates, new assets are about to join CoinLoan’s list of cryptocurrencies soon. CoinLoan keeps its promises, and today, we pride ourselves on adding a new collateral currency to the CoinLoan platform...
Cryptofinancier Nexo Partners With Korea’s Terra to Create Loan Platform
17.7.2019
Singapore and Switzerland are joining forces to bring crypto lending to East Asia
Cadence Launches Blockchain-Based Tokenized Debt Marketplace
11.7.2019
Cadence, a Coinbase Ventures-backed alternative investment provider, launched a blockchain-based investment platform for private credit
$1 Million Loans Are Being Minted on MakerDAO – More May Be on the Way
9.7.2019
A bullish ETH market appears to be increasing the number of large collateralized debt positions on MakerDAO
Arrington-backed Crypto Loans Firm to Accept Telegram’s Token as Collateral
5.7.2019
Cryptocurrency loans firm Nexo says it will accept the gram ICO token from messaging app giant Telegram as collateral
Crypto Exchange Bitfinex Repaid $100 Million to Stablecoin Operator Tether
2.7.2019
According to an announcement by Bitfinex, the exchange repaid $100 million of outstanding loan facility to stablecoin operator Tether
Blockchains CEO Acquires Kirkwood Bank of Nevada for $28 million
2.7.2019
Blockchains CEO bought a bank, purportedly to serve the needs of blockchain businesses and to provide a regulatory sandbox for blockchain-based fintech products
Global Banking Giant HSBC Launches Tokenization-Based Receivables System for India
18.6.2019
The world’s 7th biggest bank, HSBC, uses tokenization tech in its account receivable infrastructure for corporate clients in India
General Motors Leads $23M Funding Round for Spring Labs Blockchain Firm
12.6.2019
General Motors and Galaxy Digital led a $23 million funding round for Spring Labs to improve its blockchain platform
Crypto Lending Startup BlockFi Launches Gemini Dollar Accounts
29.5.2019
Interest-bearing accounts offered by cryptocurrency asset management company BlockFi now support the gemini dollar
Bitbond Plans to Raise $3.9 Million in Germany’s ‘First’ Regulated STO
29.5.2019
Blockchain-based lending platform Bitbond says its security token offering is the first to be approved by a regulator in Germany