Lending

Lending

Tech

Solana-Based Crypto Lending Platform Jet Pivots to Fixed-Rate Term Lending

The project's new model uses an order book to match borrowers and lenders, relying on a market-based mechanism to set interest rates.

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Finance

Curve Finance Founder Deposits $24M CRV into Aave to Safeguard $65M Stablecoin Loan

CRV is trading 2.1% lower over the past 24-hours following a sharp drop on Saturday.

CRV/USD chart (Cryptowatch)

Web3

NFT Lending Is Trending, Raising Concerns of ‘Predatory’ Platform Behavior

Amid an extended crypto winter that has cooled NFT trading, platforms like Blur, Binance and Astaria have introduced new lending options to boost liquidity. While some traders support NFTfi, others say the trend is risky.

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Web3

Blend Seizes 82% of NFT Lending Market Share: DappRadar

Since NFT lending marketplace Blend launched May 1, it has amassed 169,900 ETH, or about $308 Million in volume.

Blend (Blur.io)

Web3

Ex-Sushi CTO Led NFT Lending Platform Astaria Rolls Out to Public

After months in beta, the NFT lending platform has witnessed the highs and lows of its competitors in the space and aims to boost NFT market liquidity while protecting the interests of lenders and borrowers.

(Astaria)

Policy

Crypto Conglomerates, DeFi Targets of EU Financial Stability Watchdog Concerns

Risks from smart contracts, high leverage and crypto staking and lending may imply a need for new regulations, the European Systemic Risk Board said.

ESRB Chair Christine Lagarde (ECB/Flickr)

Finance

Lending Platform Atlendis Deploys Upgrade on Polygon, Opens $2M Lending Pool for Banxa

Atlendis Labs is a blockchain-based credit marketplace that offers revolving credit lines for small and medium-sized businesses and fintech firms.

(Atlendis Labs)

Finance

MakerDAO Founder Proposes Plan for Upgraded Versions of DAI Stablecoin, Governance Token

Rune Christensen also proposed to incorporate artificial intelligence-assisted processes into Maker’s governance.

Rune Christensen (Trevor Jones)

Opinion

Rehypothecation May Be Common in Traditional Finance, but It Will Never Work With Bitcoin

Several crypto lenders, exchanges and funds that used customer assets to grow rapidly had a crash course in the limits of digital scarcity in 2022.

(Edge2Edge Media/Unpslash)

Finance

Belgian Crypto Lender Bit4You Suspends Activities After Service Provider Declared Insolvent

Bit4You learned of CoinLoan's insolvency on April 24, and that it no longer has the necessary registration as a digital asset custodian.

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