Credit

Decentralized Lending Protocol Centrifuge Accrues $6M Unpaid Debt
1754 Factory, the originator of the debt pool with the most distressed loans, said it is liquidating the assets off-chain and negotiating with borrowers for repayments.

CoinDesk Research’s 2022 Annual Crypto Review
Even though 2022 was a bear market it was an eventful year for all facets of the crypto industry.

FTX Contagion Spreads as Orthogonal Trading Gets Default Notice for $36M Debt on Maple Finance
Creditor M11 Credit issued a default notice to Orthogonal Trading for $36 million of loans, while Maple Finance severed all ties with Orthogonal for misrepresenting its financial position.

Morgan Stanley Says There Is Still Much Leverage in the Crypto Ecosystem
Retail investors may start to sell if bitcoin trades below $10,000, the report said.

Anyone Can Start a Hedge Fund: How On-Chain Credit Changes the Crypto Economy
Undercollateralized loans open crypto into new forms of financing, and could spur a wave of trading activity and capital formation.

Celsius Creditors Move to Subpoena Lending Firm Equities First for $439M Collateral Repayment
The money is collateral posted against a loan Celsius took from the company and which Equities First was unable to repay.

Crypto Loans Are Booming in Latin America Amid Runaway Bank Rates and Inflation
The traditional banking system and economic instability are making it difficult for Latin Americans to get credit, but crypto lending is thriving across the region.

Crypto Futures Exchange CoinFLEX’s Creditors to Own 65% of Firm After Reorganization
CoinFLEX filed for a restructuring in the Seychelles during the summer after suspending withdrawals amid the volatile crypto market.

IPOR Labs Unveils Protocol to Make DeFi Credit Markets More Transparent and Stable
Traders will be able to hedge, arbitrage and take directional positions based on interest rate movements to manage risk across their credit portfolios on the Ethereum blockchain.


