Lending
DeFi Startup Notional Expands Fixed-Rate Lending Presence With V2 Upgrade
The crypto lending protocol’s second iteration brings an improved focus on security and liquidity.
Second-Biggest Mortgage Provider in US Stops Accepting Crypto Payments
United Wholesale Mortgage’s announcement comes only about six weeks after it said it would begin offering a crypto payment option via a pilot program.
Société Générale Applies for $20M MakerDAO Loan Using Bond Token Collateral
One of the largest banks in France is working with one of the largest protocols in DeFi on a historic step toward institutional adoption.
Pawn Your CryptoPunk: A New NFT DeFi Lending Market Blooms
Startup NFTfi is bringing collateralized lending to the fast-growing market for non-fungible tokens, providing a gateway to DeFi for retail investors.
Clearpool Raises $3M to Build Decentralized Capital Markets on Ethereum
The project will use the capital to further its protocol and launch additional features.
DeFi and the 3 Cs
The purely collateral-based type of lending practiced so far in decentralized finance has limitations. Reputation systems may widen the possibilities.
Coinbase Has Words for the SEC. Is It Listening?
The crypto exchange says a surprise legal warning came after months of transparency about its lending plans.
Hodl Hodl Explains August Security Issues, Puts Lending on Hold
The peer-to-peer bitcoin lending platform is closed for new deals until the planned relaunch in September.
US Mortgage Lender UWM Plans to Accept Bitcoin Payments
The Michigan-based company hopes to become the first nationwide mortgage lender to accept cryptocurrency.
Babel Finance Bets on Longtime Fintech Hand to Help Navigate Regulatory Landscape
The Hong Kong-based crypto lender says new CFO Edmond Lau will oversee $500 million in assets under management.
