P2P Lending

Bitcoin Hodlers Get a Lending Option With No KYC

Hodl Hodl is launching a peer-to-peer lending marketplace for hardcore bitcoiners

Business  ·  22 October 2020

How DeFi Can Avoid the Irrelevance of P2P Lending and Crowdfunding

To avoid the fate of other p2p projects, DeFi protocols need incentives and feedback loops so users choose open-source over closed systems.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 October 2020
Lending

Crypto Lender Dharma Officially Launches on Ethereum Blockchain

Dharma, the lending startup with backing from Coinbase and Polychain, wants to make peer-to-peer crypto loans accessible to all.

Business  ·  8 April 2019
Loans

NY Wealth Manager to Issue Loans Against Bitcoin

New York family office Dominion Capital is launching a product for a new breed of consumer that's "crypto rich" but low on cash.

Business  ·  9 March 2018
Investments

Ripio Closes $37 Million ICO for Ethereum Lending Network

Ripio's peer-to-peer lending platform uses smart contracts to reduce lender risk and increase lending in the developing world.

Markets  ·  6 November 2017
Funding

Bitcoin Lender Bitbond Nets €5 Million to Fund New Loans

Bitcoin peer-to-peer lending market Bitbond has secured €5m worth of debt financing to fund loans on the platform.

Markets  ·  10 May 2017
China

P2P Giant Dianrong is Preparing for Full Blockchain Integration

VC-backed P2P lending startup Dianrong says it's on the verge of a blockchain integration across its "entire platform".

Markets  ·  25 April 2017
China

China, Blockchain & The Holy Grail of Marketplace Lending

A blockchain partnership spearheaded by Foxconn could have ripple effects for global supply chains and lending, CoinDesk's Noelle Acheson argues.

Business  ·  20 March 2017
Venture Capital

P2P Bitcoin Lender Bitbond Raises $1.2 Million in New Funding

Peer-to-peer bitcoin loan market Bitbond has raised a further $1.2m from a group of angel investors.

Business  ·  22 February 2017
Brazil

P2P Bitcoin Lender Seeks Market Traction in Brazil

Bitcoin lending startup Bitbond is seeking to gain traction in Portugal and Brazil in 2016.

Business  ·  8 January 2016
Startups

Bitcoin Foundation’s Patrick Murck to Advise BTCJam

Patrick Murck, executive director of the Bitcoin Foundation, has joined BTCJam's board of advisors to help spread crowdfunded bitcoin loans worldwide.

Business  ·  17 February 2015
Venture Capital

P2P Bitcoin Lending Platform Bitbond Receives €200,000 Seed Funding

Peer-to-peer bitcoin lending company Bitbond has secured €200,000 in seed money in a round led by Point Nine Capital.

Business  ·  13 August 2014
Exchanges

How Bitcoin Empowers Global Peer-to-Peer Lender BTCJam

The startup uses bitcoin to shift value around the globe, allowing anyone to borrow via its platform.

Policy & regulation  ·  12 June 2014