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States sue the OCC and Brian Brooks for overriding their controls on predatory lending
5.1.2021
More state regulators are gunning for the OCC and Brian Brooks, this time over usury laws and predatory lending
Genesis to Suspend XRP Trading, Lending
30.12.2020
In an email sent to clients Wednesday, Genesis announced it would be halting XRP trading and lending in the new year
Physical Crypto Bank Opens in India — These 14 Locations Offer In-Person Banking, Lending, Crypto Exchange
30.12.2020
A crypto bank has begun opening physical branches in India through a joint venture between Cashaa and United Multistate co-op society. Customers can open bank accounts, buy and sell cryptocurrencies, obtain crypto-backed loans, as well as learn about crypto. Crypto Bank Opens Physical Branches...
Lending Platform Vauld Raises $2M to Grow Into a Full Crypto Bank
28.12.2020
Vauld, formerly called Bank of Hodlers, raised $2 million in a round led by Pantera Capital to expand its crypto banking platform
Here Comes the Open Lending Era
24.12.2020
Open lending grew from a fringe use-case to a burgeoning engine powering the next phase of the digital economy
Here’s What Happened at Crypto Lender Cred’s Latest Bankruptcy Hearing
19.12.2020
Judge John Dorsey of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court rejected a motion to appoint a Chapter 11 trustee to oversee Cred’s restructuring
YieldFinanceFarm Is Next Generation DeFi Farm to Maximize Rewards – YIF Presale Is Now Live
14.12.2020
PRESS RELEASE. Yield Finance Farm (YIF) is a high-yield Defi farm that allows you to Stake, Farm, Lend, Borrow, and Earn. Bringing real value to yield farming, it’s a modern-age project designed to meet the demand for financial innovation and improved financial system efficiency through Defi...
Fidelity unlocks Bitcoin as collateral for borrowing on BlockFi
9.12.2020
Depositors using Fidelity Digital Assets custody will be able to access liquidity via BlockFi
Aave Launches V2 in Bid to Make Borrowing Against Volatile Assets Less Risky
3.12.2020
DeFi platform Aave has rolled out its second version, with several features that should make it more flexible and more capital efficient
BlockFi Announces Early 2021 Launch for Bitcoin Rewards Credit Card
1.12.2020
BlockFi CEO Zac Prince said it will be the first credit (not debit) card in the cryptocurrency industry
Yearn Finance announces another ‘merger’ with the Cream lending protocol
26.11.2020
Yearn users will be able to use their strategy pool tokens as collateral for lending
Ripple-SBI Bond Intensifies Again with XRP Lending Plans in Pipelines
25.11.2020
There appears to be no end in sight for the crypto bullishness for long-standing Japanese Ripple partner and financial services provider SBI – with the firm’s SBI VC Trade crypto exchange this week announcing the launch of crypto lending service, with firm plans to start allowing XRP holders...
Leading Japanese Financial Firm SBI Holdings Rolls Out Crypto Lending Services
24.11.2020
A subsidiary of SBI Holdings said it's launched a service allowing users to ‘lend’ bitcoin to the firm and earn an interest at the rate of 1% annually in return
Japanese financial giant SBI debuts Bitcoin lending service
24.11.2020
SBI plans to add support for Ether and XRP lending in the near future
Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital to Launch Bitcoin Fund in Canada
18.11.2020
Galaxy Digital, the crypto investment management firm founded by bitcoin bull Mike Novogratz, has revealed plans to launch a bitcoin fund in Canada. In a statement published Nov. 16, Galaxy Digital said it has partnered with major Canadian fund manager CI Global Asset Management for the launch....
MakerDAO Loans Can Be Gamed to Hold Out Funds From Liquidation, Startup Finds
16.11.2020
A loophole in MakerDAO’s collateralized debt market enables positions to be closed far more leniently than intended due to an oversight in the auction process
DealDefi Network Presale is Now Open to the Public
16.11.2020
PRESS RELEASE. The DealDefi network is a scalable heterogeneous blockchain for lending/borrowing & marketplace decentralized finance. The DealDefi Network prides itself in four major unique features; – Minimum or no gas fee on transactions, decentralization, privacy and fast/instant...
Galaxy Digital Acquires 2 Crypto Firms, Sees Big Wave of Institutional Demand for Bitcoin
14.11.2020
Bitcoin Bull Michael Novogratz’s company, Galaxy Digital, has acquired two cryptocurrency firms in preparation to meet a “bigger wave of institutional demand” for bitcoin. Big Wave of Institutional Demand for Bitcoin Incoming Galaxy Digital Holdings announced Friday that it...
Bad Loans, Bad Bets, Bad Blood: How Crypto Lender Cred Really Went Bankrupt
12.11.2020
Cred’s bankruptcy filing mainly blames fraud by an outside party. The full picture painted by former employees is more complex, and highlights the risks of the budding crypto lending market
Celsius reports it's doubled its crypto holdings to $2.2B in six months
10.11.2020
Centralized crypto lending platform Celsius claims to have doubled its crypto holdings in just six months and now boasts $2.2 billion in assets under management