Crypto Lending

Ledn's Mauricio Di Bartolomeo argues that the crypto lending industry can rebuild trust following a disastrous 2022. (Mathieu Stern/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
Crypto Lenders Caused Crypto Contagion Last Year. How Is the Industry Rebuilding?
The "Wild West" era of crypto lending ended in a series of bankruptcies. Now the industry is attempting to rebuild in a sustainable and accountable manner.
Ledn's Mauricio Di Bartolomeo argues that the crypto lending industry can rebuild trust following a disastrous 2022. (Mathieu Stern/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Solana-Based Crypto Lending Platform Jet Pivots to Fixed-Rate Term Lending
The project's new model uses an order book to match borrowers and lenders, relying on a market-based mechanism to set interest rates.
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Rehypothecation May Be Common in Traditional Finance, but It Will Never Work With Bitcoin
Several crypto lenders, exchanges and funds that used customer assets to grow rapidly had a crash course in the limits of digital scarcity in 2022.
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Belgian Crypto Lender Bit4You Suspends Activities After Service Provider Declared Insolvent
Bit4You learned of CoinLoan's insolvency on April 24, and that it no longer has the necessary registration as a digital asset custodian.
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Credit Agency Giant TransUnion Will Deliver Credit Scores for Crypto Lending
TransUnion, one of the largest credit agencies in the U.S., will off-chain credit scores for blockchain-based loan applications in a way that maintains the privacy of consumers.
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M11 Credit Resumes Crypto Lending on Maple Finance After FTX-Spurred Pause
The firm introduced an upgraded credit underwriting process and appointed a new head of credit. The developments came after M11 Credit suffered $36 million of loan defaults on lending protocol Maple Finance following FTX’s November collapse.
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Crypto Lender Nexo to Stop EIP for US Clients on April 1
Last month Nexo paid a $22.5 million fine to the SEC for failing to register the offer and sale of its Earned Interest Product.
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SALT Lending Raises $64.4M to Resume Operations
SALT Lending Raises $64.4M to Resume Operations
Crypto lender SALT has closed a 64 4 million Series A funding round from a share sale to accredited investors less than three months after a planned sale fell through due to the implosion of centralized crypto exchange FTX SALT Lending CEO and Director Shawn Owen discusses the raise business plans and outlook for crypto [...]
SALT Lending Raises $64.4M to Resume Operations

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince at Consensus 2019 in New York (CoinDesk)
BlockFi Management Hasn't Withdrawn Any Crypto Since October, Lawyer Tells Court
The bankrupt crypto lender will publish its assets, liabilities and statement of financial affairs on Wednesday.
BlockFi CEO Zac Prince at Consensus 2019 in New York (CoinDesk)

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Crypto Lender Nexo Canvasses Vauld Creditors Directly With Final Takeover Offer
In an open letter, Nexo said earlier offers were misrepresented and it wanted to deal directly with the creditors.
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