Crypto-Backed Lending

Anchorage to Offer Ethereum-Backed Loans Through BankProv

This is the first time Anchorage has extended ETH-backed loans through a traditional, FDIC-insured bank.

Business  ·  3 June 2021

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.

Markets  ·  31 March 2021
DeFi

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.

News  ·  18 March 2021
BlockFi

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.

Business  ·  9 April 2020
Lending

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.

Business  ·  22 February 2020
Lending

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.

Business  ·  20 January 2020
Lending

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.

Business  ·  5 December 2019
Binance

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.

Markets  ·  26 August 2019
Capital 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.

Business  ·  10 April 2019
Lending

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.

Markets  ·  22 March 2019
BlockFi

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.

Business  ·  24 July 2018