Crypto-Backed Lending


CoinDesk Indices

The Opportunity in High Yield Crypto-Backed Loans

BTC-backed loans could be a great way for traditional finance institutions to engage with crypto at scale, says BlockFill’s Ari Pine.

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Finance

Digital Asset-Focused Bank Protego Trust Names Ron Totaro as CEO

Protego added Bitfury’s CEO to its board of directors in February.

Ron Totaro, CEO de Protego Trust Bank. (Protego Bank)

Opinion

Bitcoin Doesn’t Need Yield When Holding Will Suffice

Bitcoin yields present risks and are unnecessary.

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Opinion

Advisors Should Look Before Clients Leap Into DeFi

DeFi yields are gaudy but come with risks.

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Finance

Santander Launches Loans Backed by Tokenized Commodities Such as Soy and Corn

The Spanish banking multinational has partnered with Agrotoken, an agricultural commodities tokenization platform, to offer the loans.

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Finance

Anchorage to Offer Ethereum-Backed Loans Through BankProv

This is the first time Anchorage has extended ETH-backed loans through a traditional, FDIC-insured bank.

Diogo Mónica, co-founder and president, Anchorage

Markets

Why Genesis, BlockFi, Ledn Are Cutting Interest Rates on Large-Scale Bitcoin Deposits

Genesis is cutting bitcoin deposit rates effective Thursday, following BlockFi's reduction last week.

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Markets

Maple Finance Raises $1.4M for Its Reputation-Based DeFi Lending Platform

The funding round, led by Framework Ventures and Polychain Capital, will help to further develop and launch asset pools.

Maple FInance

Finance

CEO Says BlockFi Is Lending to Crypto Miners as Other Providers Pull Back

Crypto lending platform BlockFi has begun extending credit to miners as competition for their business has eased during the coronavirus crisis.

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince

Finance

Here’s Why Interest Rates on Cryptocurrencies Could Be a Game-Changer

The growth in crypto lending platforms is giving birth to a new type of valuation metric: interest rates.

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