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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Mar 31, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
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Trading Platform Abra Will Now Lend Fiat Money for Crypto Collateral
Abra Borrow will initially be available in 35 U.S. states, as well as globally.
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Mar 23, 2021 at 2:52 p.m. UTC
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DeFi Lending Platforms Liquidate Record $115M in Loans as ETH Price Drops
You can send an Ethereum transaction, or you can buy yourself a steak dinner.
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Feb 23, 2021 at 3:38 p.m. UTC
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$25M in DeFi Loans Liquidated as Ether Price Falls
The three-month high liquidation volume comes as Ethereum fees in dollar terms set a new record mark of $29 per basic transaction.
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Feb 22, 2021 at 4:08 p.m. UTC
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Canadian Crypto Lender Ledn Raises $2.7M for Emerging Markets Expansion
After growing in Latin America, the firm wants to bring its micro-loans and stablecoin savings features to other emerging markets.
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Feb 8, 2021 at 1:35 p.m. UTC
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Japan’s SBI Adds XRP to Cryptocurrency Lending Service
Users of SBI's cryptocurrency exchange can lend XRP for a return of 0.1% per annum.
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Feb 4, 2021 at 11:18 a.m. UTC
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Gemini Partners With Crypto Lender Genesis to Offer 7.4% Yield on Customer Deposits
The product is part of Gemini’s attempt to bring in new crypto investors with bank-like products.
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Feb 2, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
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Traditional Lenders Extended Millions in Loans to the Crypto Space Through Genesis in Q4
The average loan size for a first-time lender on the platform is $3.2 million, Genesis said.
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Jan 26, 2021 at 2:01 p.m. UTC
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Why Celsius Thinks CEL Won't Receive the Same SEC Treatment as XRP
In an interview with CoinDesk TV, CEO Alex Mashinsky explained why CEL has drawn recent interest from altcoin investors.
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Jan 15, 2021 at 6:45 p.m. UTC
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Babel Finance Is Letting Crypto Mining Firms Use Machines as Loan Collateral
A clever way for bitcoin miners to get better loan terms.
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Jan 12, 2021 at 2:00 a.m. UTC
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