Lending News

Trends in crypto lending, borrowing, and yield-generation across CeFi and DeFi platforms.

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Bitcoin placed on home loan documents and bills illustrates using BTC as collateral to address the US housing crisis

Homebuyers can now borrow against Bitcoin to get a mortgage without selling or liquidation risk

Coinbase targets first-time homebuyers with Bitcoin-backed mortgages amidst tight housing market and high borrowing costs.

5 days ago

Trading

Finblox becomes latest crypto lending platform to report difficulties

Details of fiscal irresponsbility at 3AC emerge as crypto lending platform Finblox announces a pause on rewards and withdrawal limits.

4 years ago

Legal

Texas, New Jersey, Alabama and other US states have launched an investigation into Celsius Network

A number of states in the United States, including Texas and Alabama, are looking into the decision made by Celsius Network to suspend client withdrawals.

4 years ago

Banking

Tether claps back at rumors surrounding its commercial paper portfolio

Tether stated that commercial papers constitute less than 25% of USDT’s backing, adding that it does not have lending exposures to Celsius and Three Arrows Capital.

4 years ago

Lending

MicroStrategy denies receiving a margin call against $205M BTC-backed loan

MicroStrategy claims it holds a significant amount of unpledged BTC, which it can use to maintain the required loan-to-value ratio.

4 years ago

Lending

BlockFi fined $943,000 for not registering securities in Iowa; to pay $100M in settlement

A multi-state investigation in the U.S. found that BlockFi has sold unregistered securities and misrepresented facts about its loan risks.

4 years ago

Lending

Nexo makes unsolicited offer to acquire Celsius’ assets after it halts withdrawals

Nexo made an unsolicited offer to buy "any remaining qualifying assets" of Celsius Network, including its collateralized loan portfolio, brand assets, and customer database.

4 years ago

Lending

BlockFi hires lobbyists to streamline talks with policymakers

BlockFi has teamed up with Arnold & Porter to create a five-person team that will oversee regulatory and tax policy for financial service providers in the crypto space.

4 years ago