Crypto Lending

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 lending.

Feb 9, 2023

Maple Finance CEO Sid Powell discusses his outlook for the undercollateralized lending business in the long term, following a recent loan default hit by the fall of FTX. Plus, he shares improvements with Maple 2.0.

Dec 15, 2022

Blockchain-based lending platform Maple Finance unveiled a major protocol overhaul in an attempt to improve on shortcomings highlighted by a spate of recent loan defaults after being hit with the FTX fallout. Maple Finance CEO Sid Powell discusses the upgrade and state of crypto lending in the wake of FTX's collapse.

Dec 15, 2022

In the wake of FTX's fallout, "Crypto is Macro Now" Economist Noelle Acheson argues that the industry had a lot of singular trust in Sam Bankman-Fried despite being built on the principle of decentralization. Acheson joins "First Mover" to discuss what it will take for crypto to gain trust again and she reacts to Genesis' crypto lending arm pausing customer withdrawals.

Nov 17, 2022

Crypto lending platform Moon Mortgage has raised $3.5 million in a seed round to finance Moon’s mortgage lending product, CryptoMortgage, which takes investors' digital assets as collateral, and then provides 100% financing for investment properties. Moon Mortgage Founder and CEO Aaron Nevin discusses the launch and details of the product.

Oct 12, 2022

Alex Mashinsky, the CEO of bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network, has resigned. “The Hash” hosts discuss the past, present and future of Celsius, which was once one of the largest players in the crypto lending space.

Sep 27, 2022

Crypto exchange giant FTX won the bidding war against digital asset investment firm Wave Financial to buy the assets of bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital. This comes as FTX.US president Brett Harrison is stepping down from his role. "The Hash" panel discusses the implications for FTX and crypto lending at large.

Sep 27, 2022

Bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network appears to be considering a plan to turn its debt into crypto “IOU” (“I Owe You”) tokens. “The Hash” panel discusses what this means for the fate of Celsius and the state of crypto lending.

Sep 23, 2022

Three senior executives are said to be leaving embattled crypto lender BlockFi as the firm irons out a deal to be acquired by FTX.US, the U.S. division of the crypto exchange owned by billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried. "The Hash" team discusses what this means for the fate of BlockFi and its customers.

Sep 8, 2022

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler discusses the need for key players in the crypto ecosystem to work with the agency. “Make no mistake… if you have a platform, and you’re lending or borrowing crypto securities, you’ve got to come in and and work with us and get registered,” Gensler said.

Sep 8, 2022