Loans

ICOs

Arrington-backed Crypto Loans Firm to Accept Telegram’s Token as Collateral

Crypto loans firm Nexo says it will accept the gram ICO token from Telegram as collateral. Trouble is, the tokens may not be available for some time.

Markets  ·  5 July 2019
Europe

Bitbond Plans to Raise $3.9 Million in Germany’s ‘First’ Regulated STO

Blockchain-based lending platform Bitbond says its security token offering is the first to be approved by a regulator in Germany.

Policy & regulation  ·  29 May 2019
Loans

South Korea’s Shinhan Bank Turns to Blockchain to Speed Up Loan Issuance

Shinhan, one of the oldest and largest banks in South Korea, is using blockchain technology to speed up the approval process for loan products. 

Policy & regulation  ·  28 May 2019
Loans

Ex-SoFI CEO’s Startup Closes $1 Billion Credit Line on a Blockchain

Figure Technologies, founded by former SoFi CEO Mike Cagney, has closed a $1 billion “uncommitted” line of credit on a blockchain.

Business  ·  10 May 2019
Governance

Bond Rating Agency Moody’s Warns on Risks of Private Blockchains

Rating agency Moody's has warned of several risks of private, centralized blockchains in a report examining the tech's pros and cons.

Markets  ·  29 April 2019
Loans

Genesis Lends $425 Million of Crypto in Q1 – and Not Just to Short Sellers

Genesis Global Trading's cryptocurrency lending arm continues to grow, even as the number of short sellers dwindles.

Business  ·  25 April 2019
Exchanges

Returns on Crypto Assets: The Hidden Message

A look at the search for additional revenue streams from crypto investments, and what that says about the evolution of the asset class.

Markets  ·  7 April 2019
Staking

Staking Startup Claims ‘Up to 30%’ Returns for Just Holding Crypto

Battlestar Capital says customers can earn “up to 30 percent” return annually by staking their idle cryptocurrency holdings.

Markets  ·  26 March 2019
BitGo

TrueUSD Stablecoin Holders Can Get ‘Up to 8%’ Interest Via CredEarn

Holders of the dollar-pegged stablecoin TrueUSD can now leverage their funds to earn interest through crypto lender Cred.

Business  ·  26 March 2019
BlockFi

$25 Million in 2 Weeks: BlockFi Booms as Bitcoin and Ether Investors Seek Interest

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince explains in depth how the startup manages the myriad risks of lending and borrowing crypto.

Business  ·  20 March 2019
Funding Rounds

Morgan Creek Joins $65 Million Series B for Blockchain Home Equity Loan Firm

Blockchain-based home equity loan startup Figure Technologies has raised $65 million in a round backed by Morgan Creek.

Business  ·  28 February 2019
Insurance

2 Crypto Startups Want to Put 10 Million Used Cars on a Blockchain

The Fusion Foundation is joining forces with the Automotive eXchange Platform to put 10.5 million used cars on a blockchain.

Policy & regulation  ·  25 February 2019
Investments

Dharma Labs Raises $7 Million From Green Visor, Coinbase and Polychain

Offering a trustless lending product that "simply 'can't be evil,'" Dharma Labs just raised $7 million from some big-name investors.

Business  ·  5 February 2019
Trading

Crypto Lender Genesis Capital Processed Nearly $1.1 Billion In 2018

Institutional crypto loans provider Genesis Global Capital says it processed more than $1.1 billion in lends and borrows in 2018.

Business  ·  30 January 2019
Funding Rounds

Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital Backs $4 million Raise for Crypto-Lender BlockFi

BlockFi, a startup that offers U.S. dollar loans against crypto collateral, has raised $4 million from Mike Novogratz's Galaxy Digital and others.

Business  ·  12 December 2018