Crypto Lending


Finance

Goldman Sachs, Other Wall Street Banks Exploring Bitcoin-Backed Loans: Sources

U.S. banks want to use bitcoin as loan collateral without touching the bitcoin.

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Finance

Crypto Lender Celsius Network Raises $400M in Bid to Reassure Regulators

The investment gives the company a $3 billion valuation.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky (CoinDesk archives)

Tech

NFT Rentals: Why VCs Are Backing a Puzzling New Project

Animoca Brands is leading a $1.5 million bet on reNFT, a year-old DAO that lets you rent out NFTs on the Ethereum mainnet.

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Policy

Nexo Co-Founder Details Crypto Lender’s Plan to Stay Out of Regulators’ Crosshairs

Nexo wants to avoid the fate of BlockFi and Celsius, which are under investigation by U.S. state regulators.

Nexo co-founder Antoni Trenchev speaks at Consensus 2019. (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Celsius CEO Eager to ‘Educate’ Securities Regulators in Brewing Legal Fight

In an AMA Friday, Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky said the crypto lender was ready to work with regulators.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky (CoinDesk archives)

Policy

New Jersey Piles On: Crypto Lender Celsius Hit With 2 Securities Actions in 1 Day

The Garden State is joining Texas in taking Celsius to task.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky

Policy

Texas Securities Regulator Adds Celsius to Its Crypto Lending Crosshairs

Texas has already issued a similar warning to BlockFi.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky

Finance

BlockFi CEO Wants SEC to Weigh In on Crypto Lending

“We’re not going to decide what box crypto lending belongs in based on what New Jersey does or what Texas does,” Zac Prince said Monday.

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Finance

Zero-Knowledge Credit Risk Platform X-Margin Raises $8M

Coinbase Ventures, HashKey Capital and Spartan Group participated in the Series A funding round.

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Markets

Eqonex Launches Peer-to-Peer Crypto Lending Marketplace for Institutions

The platform will avoid rehypothecation and automate lending to offer an application that can compete with both over-the-counter desks and DeFi lending protocols.

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