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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
Previously Crypto-Only BlockFi Adds Cash On-Ramp Through Silvergate Partnership
10.3.2020
Crypto lender BlockFi now supports cash deposits
Blockchain.com Wallet Users Can Now Borrow Against Their Crypto Holdings
10.3.2020
Users can borrow U.S. dollar-denominated stablecoins against bitcoin in their wallets
BitGo Launches Its First Institutional Crypto Lending Service
5.3.2020
Major cryptocurrency firm BitGo launches its first institutional-focused crypto lending service
BitGo Reveals Bitcoin Lending Push; $150M Booked So Far
5.3.2020
With big banks still mostly eschewing the 11-year-old digital-asset industry, a new breed of lenders is stepping into the void to meet the demand. Enter BitGo
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
Binance Announces Launch of Sixteenth Phase of Binance Lending Products
2.3.2020
Binance has announced the launching details of Binance Lending Products. The well-known crypto trading platform will unveil the new product line at 12:00 PM (UTC) on March 2, 2020, for its global users. According to the official announcement, Binance will launch 15-days fixed-term lending products...
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...
Compound Extends DeFi Ethos to Itself, Launches Governance Token
26.2.2020
DeFi platform Compound is launching the testnet of a new platform today for decentralizing the site's governance
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 for Bitcoin: Collateral Peg Platform Provides Noncustodial BTC Lending on Ethereum
19.2.2020
During the second week of February, a new project called tBTC was unveiled that is similar to the Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) created with the Ethereum network. However, the tBTC effort claims to be a noncustodial application that allows users to deposit BTC, mint tBTC, and lend it with interest. Also...
Celsius Joins Major Cryptocurrency Firms Using Simplex’s Fiat Onramp
18.2.2020
United Kingdom-based crypto lending startup Celsius Network enables in-app crypto purchases via a new partnership with Simplex
DeFi Project bZx Exploited for Second Time in a Week, Loses $630K in Ether
18.2.2020
The attacker manipulated price feeds in order to create and profit from an under collateralized loan
Decentralized Lending Protocol bZx Hacked Twice in a Matter of Days
18.2.2020
Decentralized lending protocol bZx was hacked two times just days apart, with a total loss of about $954,000
Mind the Gap: Why ETH Price and DeFi Adoption Aren’t in Sync
16.2.2020
Demand for DeFi lending services built on ethereum shows a pattern of inverse relationship to the price of ETH. When ether prices are falling, the amount of ETH locked in DeFi tends to rise. Most recent data indicate the relationship operates the other way, too
Crypto Lending Firm BlockFi Secures $30M to Facilitate Mainstream Adoption
13.2.2020
BlockFi has raised $30 million from an array of investors, including Morgan Creek Digital, Winklevoss Capital and Arrington XRP Capital
Bitcoin Lender BlockFi Raises $30M in Series B Led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures
13.2.2020
Having Hong Kong-based HashKey as an investor will help BlockFi expand into Singapore later this year, said CEO Zac Prince