Crypto-Backed Lending

Crypto-Backed Lending

Markets

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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Markets

Maple Finance Raises $1.4M for Its Reputation-Based DeFi Lending Platform

The funding round, led by Framework Ventures and Polychain Capital, will help to further develop and launch asset pools.

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Finance

CEO Says BlockFi Is Lending to Crypto Miners as Other Providers Pull Back

Crypto lending platform BlockFi has begun extending credit to miners as competition for their business has eased during the coronavirus crisis.

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince

Finance

Here’s Why Interest Rates on Cryptocurrencies Could Be a Game-Changer

The growth in crypto lending platforms is giving birth to a new type of valuation metric: interest rates.

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Finance

Bitfinex Investor's Crypto Lending Startup Posts $2.3M in 2019 Revenue

China-based RenrenBit has disclosed it took $600,000 in net income from revenue of $2.3 million in 2019.

Zhao Dong spoke at cryptocurrency event in March 2018 hosted by Mars Finance. Zhao's image courtesy to Mars Finance

Finance

Crypto Lender BlockFi Rolls Out Zero-Fee Trading for Bitcoin, Ether, GUSD

BlockFi, the cryptocurrency lending service, is expanding into trading with an unusual, zero-fee model.

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince

Markets

Binance Launches Crypto Lending With Up to 15% Annual Interest

Crypto exchange Binance is now offering users up to 15% in annualized interest for lending their crypto assets such as BNB and USDT.

Binance ex-CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

$60 Million and Rising: China's Crypto Funds Try Lending to Beat Bear Market

Investors such as Bixin Capital, FBG Capital and Dong Zhao’s DGroup have been lending tens of millions of dollars in crypto since the fall.

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Markets

Crypto Lender BlockFi Cuts Interest Rates Paid to Largest Account Holders

Just weeks after launching the product, BlockFi has cut the interest rate paid to large customers on its crypto deposit account.

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince.

Markets

BlockFi Raises $52.5 Million in Round Lead by Novogratz's Galaxy Digital

Crypto-lending firm BlockFi raised $52.5 million in a fundraising round led by Mike Novogratz's Galaxy Digital.

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