Lending

Silvergate CEO, Alan Lane (CoinDesk)
Silvergate Bank Eyes Crypto-Backed Loans for Institutions
Silvergate Bank, one of the cryptocurrency industry's few go-to financial service providers, is planning to become a crypto lender.
Silvergate CEO, Alan Lane (CoinDesk)

Alex Mashinksy Celsius and Ben Yablon of Salt
Crypto Lenders Have Earned Just 2% on $4.7 Billion in Loans: Report
A new report from credit assessment startup Graychain shows that demand for crypto loans is surging, but lenders aren't making much profit.
Alex Mashinksy Celsius and Ben Yablon of Salt

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Korea's Shinhan to Offer Blockchain-Based Securities Lending
A new brokerage account in South Korea will let investors lend securities on a blockchain.
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Genesis' Lending Surges Again in Q2 – and Not Just in Crypto
Genesis Global Trading's lending business remains on a growth tear, especially its loans of dollars and stablecoins.
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Commercial Debt Market Goes Live With Backing From Coinbase Ventures
With Cadence, an ethereum-powered marketplace, institutional and accredited investors can now fund short-term loans to small businesses.
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Binance Partners With Crypto Lending and Borrowing Firm Cred
Binance exchange is teaming up with Cred to offer cryptocurrency lending and borrowing services across its ecosystem.
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How MakerDAO Works: A Video Explainer
An illustrated guide to the decentralized finance (DeFi) lending platform MakerDAO and its tokens, MKR and DAI.
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Crypto Funds, Lending and Market Manipulation
The growing practice of asset lending by crypto hedge funds could add systemic risk to the sector if we are not vigilant, argues Noelle Acheson.
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Dharma Labs team
DeFi Upstart Dharma Brokers $6.4 Million in Crypto Loans in First 3 Weeks
Riding a wave of interest in crypto lending, Dharma is becoming a lucrative way to arbitrage the DAI stablecoin.
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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.
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