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Crypto-Backed Lending

Abra CEO Bill Barhydt speaks at SALT NY in 2022 (CoinDesk).
Finance
Abra
Crypto Services Firm Abra 'in Process' of Forming US Bank
Abra expects its banking platform to launch in 2023.
Abra CEO Bill Barhydt speaks at SALT NY in 2022 (CoinDesk).
By Michael Bellusci
Sep 12, 2022 at 6:11 p.m. UTC
Sep 12, 2022
AbraBankCrypto-Backed LendingBanking RegulationUS
Protego Trust Bank CEO Ron Totaro (Protego Bank)
Finance
Bank
Digital Asset-Focused Bank Protego Trust Names Ron Totaro as CEO
Protego added Bitfury’s CEO to its board of directors in February.
Protego Trust Bank CEO Ron Totaro (Protego Bank)
By Michael Bellusci
Sep 12, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
Sep 12, 2022
BankCrypto-Backed LendingOCCHires
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Finance
Santander
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.
(Shutterstock)
By Andrés Engler
Mar 7, 2022 at 7:39 p.m. UTC
Mar 7, 2022
SantanderCommoditiesLoansCrypto-Backed Lending
Diogo Mónica, co-founder and president, Anchorage
Finance
Ethereum
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
By Nate DiCamillo
Jun 3, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 3, 2021
EthereumLoansBankingCrypto-Backed LendingAnchorageBankProv
LoanMosh8
Markets
Lending
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.
LoanMosh8
By Damanick Dantes
Mar 31, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 31, 2021
LendingMarketscryptocurrenciesBlockFiGenesis TradingCrypto-Backed LendingInterest RatesGrayscale Bitcoin Trust
Maple Finance DeFi Crypto Lending
Markets
Crypto-backed lending
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 DeFi Crypto Lending
By William Foxley
Mar 18, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 18, 2021
Crypto-Backed LendingDeFi
Zac, prince, blockfi
Finance
Miners
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.
Zac, prince, blockfi
By Anna Baydakova
Apr 9, 2020 at 1:27 p.m. UTC
Apr 9, 2020
MinersBlockFiCrypto-Backed Lending
Credit: Shutterstock
Finance
Lending
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.
Credit: Shutterstock
By Christine Kim
Feb 22, 2020 at 11:15 a.m. UTC
Feb 22, 2020
LendingLoansCrypto-Backed LendingInterest Rates